# Incident 19970312007479I: Cessna 150L, San Luis Obispo, CA, March 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1997, 10:15 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2373° N, 120.6426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY RGNL (SBP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2373&lon=-120.6426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11882, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11882-1998-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970312007479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N11882 CESSNA 152, FLOWN BY STUDENT PILOT FRANCES MCCORMICK, WAS LANDING AT SAN LUIS OBISPO AIRPORT ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 12, 1997, PRACTICING LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS WHEN, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 PST, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION. AFTER BOUNCING THREE TIMES THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR FAILED CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. NO PILOT DEVIATION OR 8020.11 GENERATED. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N11882 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930913036949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930913036949A), Sep 13, 1993: Cessna 150L (N11882), Silverton, OR, Substantial damage. CFI struck powerline while buzzing students house. Remained airborne and returned to base.

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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