# Accident 19971214040629A: Cessna 150M, Litchfield, MN, December 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1997, 11:50 local time
- Place: Litchfield, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1094° N, 94.5202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1094&lon=-94.5202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18031, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18031-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971214040629A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON LANDING, PILOT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT, DRIFTED LEFT HITTING TWO TREES AND THEN LANDED ON A FROZEN POND. BOUNCED ONCE AND CAME TO REST 30 FEET LATER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (-23) ON LANDING, PILOT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT, DRIFTED LEFT HITTING TWO TREES AND THEN LANDED ON A FROZEN POND.  BOUNCED ONCE AND CAME TO REST 30 FEET LATER.  A LETTER STATING NO FURTHER SOLO UNTIL ADDITIONAL DUAL INSTRUCTION IS RECEIVED, WILL BE SENT TO THE AIRMAN.

## 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 CHI98LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA069), Dec 14, 1997: Cessna 150L (N18031), Litchfield, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the attempted go-around. Factors relating to the accident were: the…

## Other reports on N18031 (3)

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

- [Incident 19930420018299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930420018299I), Apr 20, 1993: Cessna 150L (N18031), Litchfield, MN, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Bounced and nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19860815051159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860815051159I), Aug 15, 1986: Cessna 150L (N18031), Brooklyn Pakr, MN. Forced landing after engine quit on training flight. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19780319009129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319009129I), Mar 19, 1978: Cessna 150L (N18031), St Cloud, MN. Engine stopped when carburetor heat applied for landing. Engine started after landing. Operated normally.

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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