# Incident 20031210035109I: Cessna 150M, Tucson, AZ, December 10, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2003, 07:34 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63149, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63149) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031210035109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 10, 2003, A CESSNA 150 FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SOLO LANDED ON RUNWAY 06L AT RYAN, TUCSON AZ AIRPORT. THE STUDENT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING, BLOWING THE NOSE WHEEL AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER.

## 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 LAX04LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA247), Dec 10, 2003: Cessna 150M (N63149), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a pilot induced porpoise/oscillation.

## Other reports on N63149 (1)

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

- [Accident 20060518008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060518008729A), May 18, 2006: Cessna 150M (N63149), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Cessna 150M FAA registration number N63149 was landing on runway 6L at Ryan field (ryn), Tucson, Arizona. Reported wind calm. Pilot/instructor lost…

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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