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FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Winter Haven, FL · October 31, 1998

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Date
October 31, 1998 · 11:15 local
Place
Winter Haven, FL
Airport
Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6679F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA021
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
28 total28 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N6679FRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Cessna 150FS/N 15063279 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost directional control and ground looped aircraft.(-23) 2nd solo landing, ground looped. Pilot stated that he came in for landing, had the runway made. Pulled back on power. Floated up. Tried to bring it back down. Left main hit first. Tried to correct, then the nose gear hit. Veered off to the left at which point the aircraft ground looped. (.19) on October 31, 1998, about 1115 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150F, N6679F, registered to tom mcgee aircraft, inc., crashed during landing at Gilbert field, Winter Haven, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the student-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Winter Haven, Florida, the same day, about 1100. The pilot stated he was performing his first solo flight under the supervision of his flight instructor. He had performed one landing and was making his second landing. As he flared for landing the aircraft ballooned and floated. The right wing then dropped and the aircraft descended. (.4) the student pilot was performing the second landing of his first supervised solo flight. During landing he flared high and the aircraft landed hard. The aircraft bounced into the air, landed hard again, and then ground looped. (-23) 2nd solo landing, ground looped. Pilot stated that he came in for landing, had the runway made. Pulled back on power. Floated up. Tried to bring it back down. Left main hit first. Tried to correct, then the nose gear hit. Veered off to the left at which point the aircraft ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT.(-23) 2ND SOLO LANDING, GROUND LOOPED. PILOT STATED THAT HE CAME IN FOR LANDING, HAD THE RUNWAY MADE. PULLED BACK ON POWER. FLOATED UP. TRIED TO BRING IT BACK DOWN. LEFT MAIN HIT FIRST. TRIED TO CORRECT, THEN THE NOSE GEAR HIT. VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. (.19) ON OCTOBER 31, 1998, ABOUT 1115 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150F, N6679F, REGISTERED TO TOM MCGEE AIRCRAFT, INC., CRASHED DURING LANDING AT GILBERT FIELD, WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1100. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PERFORMING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. HE HAD PERFORMED ONE LANDING AND WAS MAKING HIS SECOND LANDING. AS HE FLARED FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED AND FLOATED. THE RIGHT WING THEN DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING THE SECOND LANDING OF HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. DURING LANDING HE FLARED HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, LANDED HARD AGAIN, AND THEN GROUND LOOPED. (-23) 2ND SOLO LANDING, GROUND LOOPED. PILOT STATED THAT HE CAME IN FOR LANDING, HAD THE RUNWAY MADE. PULLED BACK ON POWER. FLOATED UP. TRIED TO BRING IT BACK DOWN. LEFT MAIN HIT FIRST. TRIED TO CORRECT, THEN THE NOSE GEAR HIT. VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

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 MIA99LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinter Haven, FLThe student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and ground loop.Oct 31, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6679F · 2

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

Accident 19970209001409AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Winter Haven, FLLost power turning base. Unable make runway. Ditched in lake. Nose over. Had pulled mixture instead of carb heat.Feb 9, 1997 · Substantial damageAccident 19960324005049ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ocala, FLDownwind wing hit runway landing in gusty crosswind. Taxied to ramp. Excessive crosswind for student and plane.Mar 24, 1996 · Substantial damage