# Accident 19961215039409A: Cessna 150M, Jeffersonville, IN, December 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2993° N, 85.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2993&lon=-85.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66211, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66211-1999-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961215039409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT PRACTICING FULL FLAP LANDING AND LANDED HARD. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE USED LESS THAN 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR THE FIRST FOUR LANDINGS, WHICH RESULTED IN HARD TOUCHDOWNS. HE USED 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR THE ACCIDENT LANDING. THE AIRPLANE STALLED BETWEEN 20 AND 50 FEET AGL, AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO SLIDING 50 FEET AND COMING TO REST.              (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON THIRD SOLO FLIGHT HAD BEEN PRACTICING NO FLAP LANDINGS AND THEN SWITCHED TO PRACTICE A FULL FLAP LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. AN ATTEMPT TO LAND RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 2000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE 60 FEET FORWARD OF IMPACT POINT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA044), Dec 15, 1996: Cessna 150 (N66211), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare and inadequate airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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