# Accident 19970403010059A: Cessna 150G, St Petersburg, FL, April 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1997, 16:17 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7693° N, 82.6299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7693&lon=-82.6299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2402J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2402J-2021-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970403010059A

## Narrative

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

FAILED FLARE LANDING. IMPACTED HARD ON NOSE GEAR WHICH TORE OFF. SKIDDED ON NOSE. EXITED RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. (-23) PILOT/OWNER ADMITTED MAKING A NOSE HARD LANDING DUE TO NOT PROPERLY FLARING THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS FIFTH PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AS A RESULT, THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, CARTED LEFT ONTO THE GRASS STRIP PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 6, AND TIPPED TAIL OVER.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE, INCLUDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS DENTED, BROKEN TAIL TIP, AND COMMUNICATION ANTENNA.

## 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 MIA97LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA114), Apr 3, 1997: Cessna 150G (N2402J), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper level off.

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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