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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Rocky Ford, CO · July 8, 2005

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Date
July 8, 2005 · 09:15 local
Place
Rocky Ford, CO
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6839G
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN05LA104
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
507 total47 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N6839GRegistration cancelled Aug 11, 2007 · Cessna 150LS/N 15072339 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft was being piloted by a Private pilot during approach to landing (touch and go) to a Private airstrip. During the second approach the aircraft fell short of the runway and the landing gear struck a canal and the airplane nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT DURING APPROACH TO LANDING (TOUCH AND GO) TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT FELL SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A CANAL AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

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 DEN05LA104Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRocky Ford, COthe pilot's misjudged distance/altitude. A contributing factor was the inadvertent flap retraction.Jul 8, 2005 · Substantial damage