19980117002509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC150 · San Carlos, CA · January 17, 1998

Date: January 17, 1998 · 15:10 local
Place: San Carlos, CA
Airport: San Carlos Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7911F
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX98LA080
Reported as: Cessna STC150
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 770 total90 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7911FRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Cessna 150FS/N 15064011 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Bounced. Seat slid back. Lost control of tail dragger. Left wing and gear damaged. (.4)the aircraft was modified by STC to a conventional landing gear configuration. The pilot reported that he did not sufficiently reduce the airspeed during the approach and the aircraft 'bounced about 2-3 feet' on the touchdown. At that point, the seat slid backwards about 3 to 4 inches and the pilot stated that the abrupt seat movement caused his loss of control. The aircraft then ground looped, turned approximately 90 degrees, and came to a stop upright on the runway. Aircraft maintenance records disclosed that airworthiness directive 87-20-03R2, which pertains to the inspection of the seat tracks, had been complied with. The pilot reported to an FAA inspector that he had forgotten to engage the seat locking pin before the flight.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED. SEAT SLID BACK. LOST CONTROL OF TAIL DRAGGER. LEFT WING AND GEAR DAMAGED. (.4)THE AIRCRAFT WAS MODIFIED BY STC TO A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR CONFIGURATION. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY REDUCE THE AIRSPEED DURING THE APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT 'BOUNCED ABOUT 2-3 FEET' ON THE TOUCHDOWN. AT THAT POINT, THE SEAT SLID BACKWARDS ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES AND THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ABRUPT SEAT MOVEMENT CAUSED HIS LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN GROUND LOOPED, TURNED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES, AND CAME TO A STOP UPRIGHT ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS DISCLOSED THAT AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 87-20-03R2, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE INSPECTION OF THE SEAT TRACKS, HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THE PILOT REPORTED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO ENGAGE THE SEAT LOCKING PIN BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX98LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Carlos, CAThe pilot's excessive airspeed, which resulted in a bounced landing, and, his failure to ensure that his seat locking pin was engaged, which caused his seat to move backwards during the touchdown and resulted in his loss of directional control.Jan 17, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7911F · 3

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

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