# Accident 20030918024369A: Cessna A150K, Medford, OR, September 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford-Jackson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3792° N, 122.8781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3792&lon=-122.8781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8351M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8351M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030918024369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 17 YEAR OLD STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING SOLO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. SHE WAS ON THE 7TH APPROACH CONDUCTING A SOFT FIELD LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IT VEERED TO THE LEFT. STUDENT LOST CONTROL AND RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY. STUDENT PILOT THEN REGAINED CONTROL AND BROUGHT AIRCRAFT TO A STOP.

## 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 SEA03LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA193), Sep 18, 2003: Cessna A150K (N8351M), Medford, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.

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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