20040601012239A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Midland, MI · June 1, 2004

Date: June 1, 2004 · 09:15 local
Place: Midland, MI
Airport: Jack Barstow Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N959B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04CA132
Reported as: Cessna 150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 13 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N959BRegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Cessna 150S/N 17201 Airframe modelCessna 150

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot on his second solo flight was landing at Midland airport on runway 24 after touchdown the aircraft bounced and came down hard on the right wing, the right landing gear sheared off, the fuselage bent as well as the horizontal stabilizer, and the engine firewall. Aircraft is destroyed. No injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT WAS LANDING AT MIDLAND AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 24 AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE RIGHT WING, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, THE FUSELAGE BENT AS WELL AS THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND THE ENGINE FIREWALL. AIRCRAFT IS DESTROYED. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI04CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMidland, MIThe student pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during the go-around. A factor associated with the accident was the student's lack of experience.Jun 1, 2004 · Substantial damage