# Accident 20020225005249A: Cessna A150M, Ormond Beach, FL, February 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3017° N, 81.1139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3017&lon=-81.1139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9890J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9890J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 35 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020225005249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING 8TH SOLO FLIGHT AND 25TH LANDING STUDENT PORPOISED TWICE AND NLG COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE INSTRUCTOR HAS ENTERED THE REQUIRED ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN THE STUDENT LOG BOOK, AND THE STUDENT WAS COUNSELED. (.4) ON FEBRUARY 25, 2002, ABOUT 1535 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N9890J, REGISTERED TO ORMOND BEACH AVIATION INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON LANDING AT ORMOND BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, AT 1500. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED SHE CALLED ORMOND BEACH UNICOM ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT, GAVE HER POSITION, AND REQUESTED LANDING INFORMATION. THE STUDENT PILOT ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 08. SHE FLARED HIGH AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED. SHE DID NOT ADD POWER TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. WHEN STUDENT PILOT WAS ASKED WHY SHE DID NOT APPLY POWER, SHE STATED S                          HE DID NOT KNOW. WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT ASKED IF SHE EXPERIENCED ANY PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRFRAME, FLIGHT CONTROLS OR ENGINE ASSEMBLY, SHE STATED NO.

## 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 ATL02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA053), Feb 25, 2002: Cessna 150M (N9890J), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and failure to recover from a bounced landing resulting in the subsequent collapse of the nose gear during the landing flare touchdown. A factor contributing to the…

## Other reports on N9890J (1)

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

- [Accident 20111117026109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111117026109A), Nov 17, 2011: Cessna A150M (N9890J), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was executing full stop landings at Ormond Beach Airport (orm). During the last landing the aircraft bounced several times causing the nose gear to…

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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