# Accident 20021112030659A: Cessna 150F, Logan, UT, November 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2002, 16:45 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan-Cache Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7875° N, 111.8525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7875&lon=-111.8525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7198F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7198F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021112030659A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN03LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA015), Nov 12, 2002: Cessna 150F (N7198F), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature flare and his failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. A contributing factor was the dusk light conditions.

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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