# Accident 20050601010629A: Cessna 150G, Willimantic, CT, June 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2005, 11:25 local time
- Place: Willimantic, CT
- Airport: Windham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7439° N, 72.1800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7439&lon=-72.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4606X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4606X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050601010629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE PRACTICING WHEEL LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 27 THAT HE FAILED TO HOLD THE TAIL UP HIGH ENOUGH UPON TOUCH DOWN AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. AFTER REALIZING WHAT HAPPENED HE SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN WITH A CRAB TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT THE TAIL STARTED TO COME AROUND TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE AIRCRAFT AND AVOID GROUND LOOPING IT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED INTO THE CHAIN LINK PERIMETER FENCE.

## 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 NYC05CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA090), Jun 1, 2005: Cessna 150G (N4606X), Willimantic, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N4606X (1)

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

- [Incident 20060729022869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060729022869I), Jul 29, 2006: Cessna 150G (N4606X), Hartford, CT, Minor damage. (-23) CFI failed to maintain control of aircraft while student pilot practiced landings. Aircraft departed rwy 20 hfd, then took off from grass, impacted taxi…

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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