# Accident 19981123031509A: Cessna 150, Alliance, NE, November 23, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 23, 1998, 16:30 local time - Place: Alliance, NE - Airport: Alliance Municipal - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.1008° N, 102.8693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1008&lon=-102.8693&mi=10 - Aircraft: N22269, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22269-2001-08-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 - Reported engine: CONT O200* - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 7 total, 7 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA035) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981123031509A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT STALLED BEFORE LANDING (.19)ON NOVEMBER 23, 1998, AT 1630 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150, N22269, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A RECOVERY FROM A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 (6,311' X 75' DRY ASPHALT) AT THE ALLIANCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AND LANDING. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSEWHEEL TIRE STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE STRUCK THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME, BOUNCING THE AIRPLANE INTO THE AIR IN A PITCH UP ATTITUDE. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP FURTHER. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND YAW-ROLLED TO THE LEFT AS IT PITCHED DOWN INTO AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ABOUT 100-FEET EAST OF RUNWAY 17'S CENTERLINE AND 2,000-FEET FROM THE APPROACH THRESHOLD. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED ABOUT 30-DEGREES OF FLAPS WERE EXTENDED AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN VERBALLY AUTHORIZED FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID HE OBSERVED THE STUDENT'S AIRPLANE MAKE A HIGH APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. IT DESCENDED AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AGAIN. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE HEARD THE ENGINE POWER INCREASE. SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER INCREASE THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP, ROLLED TO THE LEFT, THEN PITCHED DOWN. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WINGTIP AND CARTWHEELED TO A STOP. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES WITH THE ENGINE, AIRFRAME OR CONTROL SYSTEM. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE AND AIRPLANE HAD OPERATED PROPERLY. THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK SHOWED 7.2 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEFORE THE SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT SAID HE HAD RECEIVED ABOUT .5-HOUR OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION BEFORE SOLO THAT WAS NOT ENTERED IN HIS LOGBOK. THE LOGBOOK ALSO SHOWED HE HAD NOT RECEIVED INSTRUCTION IN POWER ON STALLS OR STALLS WITH FLAPS EXTENDED AS REQUIRED BY 14 CFR PART 61.87. THE LOGBOOK RECORD SHOWED HE HAD NOT RECEIVED INSTRUCTION IN HOW TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED OR HARD LANDING. THE STUDENT SAID HE HAD DONE 5 OR 6 POWER-OFF STALLS. HE SAID HE WASN'T SURE HOW HE WOULD RECOVER FROM A POWER-ON STALL. WHEN ASKED HOW HE WOULD RECOVER FROM A STALL THE STUDENT SAID BY ADDING POWER. ## 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 CHI99LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA035), Nov 23, 1998: Cessna 150 (N22269), Alliance, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: Was the late flare and stall by the student pilot and improper remedial actions by the student pilot. ## Other reports on N22269 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19910302018019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910302018019I), Mar 2, 1991: Cessna 150H (N22269), Ashby, NE, Minor damage. Pilot failed to maintain airspeed during landing flare and made a hard landing. 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. 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