# Accident 19970519011129A: Cessna 150F, Venice, FL, May 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1997, 10:50 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0898° N, 82.4307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0898&lon=-82.4307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102HA-2004-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 25 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970519011129A

## Narrative

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

TOO SLOW ON FINAL LEVELED OFF HIGH FAILED ADD POWER. STALLED DROPPED TO RUNWAY. (-23) AIRCRAFT AS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 13 AT VENICE.  WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT THEN PIVOTED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT.

## 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 MIA97LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA170), May 19, 1997: Cessna 150F (N102HA), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed on final approach and during the landing to properly flare the airplane.

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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