19990811039419I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Clemson, SC · August 11, 1999

Date
August 11, 1999 · 14:55 local
Place
Clemson, SC
Airport
Clemson-Oconee County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8689U
Reported as
Cessna 150M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18 total18 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft touched down hard on landing, bounced high and veered off centerline. The pilot attempted a go-around, and the aircraft did not rise fast enough. The nose gear collapsed after impacting the taxiway sign, and the aircraft skidded to a stop. This was the second landing of the pilot's first supervised solo.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON LANDING, BOUNCED HIGH AND VEERED OFF CENTERLINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RISE FAST ENOUGH. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER IMPACTING THE TAXIWAY SIGN, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. THIS WAS THE SECOND LANDING OF THE PILOT'S FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO.