# Accident 19990214045439A: Cessna 152, Baton Rouge, LA, February 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1999, 13:20 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 30.5390° N, 91.1293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5390&lon=-91.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6405K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6405K-2002-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990214045439A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND VEERED OFF OF RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THERE WAS SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE WHEN THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW99LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA082), Feb 14, 1999: Cessna 150M (N6405K), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate approach airspeed which resulted in a excessive descent rate and hard landing and the pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing. A factor was the…

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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