What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot was returning from heber city, Utah on his first solo cross country trip. He entered the traffic pattern for landing on runway 35. His flare for landing was too high above the ground and he attempted to execute a go-around maneuver. The aircraft rolled to the left. The left wing struck the ground at the trailing edge of the left aileron. The aircraft then struck the ground on its right main landing gear and right wing. The right wing sustained major damage with the wing bending upward at a point 2 to 3 feet inboard of the right wing tip. This bent the spar. During all of this the aircraft was proceeding down the runway sideways. The propeller blades sustained damage that caused them to bend backward. This is a preliminary report. The final report will be issued when all of the facts have been discovered. Not all of the facts for this accident have been determined yet. If any of the information on this report proves to be subsequently inaccurate it will be changed. An amended report will be filed once all of the relevant facts in this case are available and understood. (.19) on November 12, 2002, at approximately 1645 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150F, N7198F, was substantially damaged during landing flare at Logan-Cache Airport, Logan, Utah. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by a private individual under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country, solo, instructional flight that had originated approximately 45 minutes before the accident. The pilot had filed and activated a visual flight rules flight plan. The pilot said "I think I flared too high and it was taking me more time then [SIC] usual to land and then everything went wrong." He said the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. Subsequently, the left aileron was damaged, the outboard right wing tip (2 feet) was bent up, the upper wing skin was wrinkled the full length, and the lower wing skin was wrinkled for the last outboard 5 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM HEBER CITY, UTAH ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRIP. HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 35. HIS FLARE FOR LANDING WAS TOO HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND AND HE ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE GROUND ON ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE WITH THE WING BENDING UPWARD AT A POINT 2 TO 3 FEET INBOARD OF THE RIGHT WING TIP. THIS BENT THE SPAR. DURING ALL OF THIS THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE RUNWAY SIDEWAYS. THE PROPELLER BLADES SUSTAINED DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THEM TO BEND BACKWARD. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT. THE FINAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED WHEN ALL OF THE FACTS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED. NOT ALL OF THE FACTS FOR THIS ACCIDENT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED YET. IF ANY OF THE INFORMATION ON THIS REPORT PROVES TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY INACCURATE IT WILL BE CHANGED. AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE FILED ONCE ALL OF THE RELEVANT FACTS IN THIS CASE ARE AVAILABLE AND UNDERSTOOD. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150F, N7198F, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING FLARE AT LOGAN-CACHE AIRPORT, LOGAN, UTAH. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY, SOLO, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT HAD ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD FILED AND ACTIVATED A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT SAID "I THINK I FLARED TOO HIGH AND IT WAS TAKING ME MORE TIME THEN [SIC] USUAL TO LAND AND THEN EVERYTHING WENT WRONG." HE SAID THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT AILERON WAS DAMAGED, THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING TIP (2 FEET) WAS BENT UP, THE UPPER WING SKIN WAS WRINKLED THE FULL LENGTH, AND THE LOWER WING SKIN WAS WRINKLED FOR THE LAST OUTBOARD 5 FEET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.