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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Hazleton, PA · March 30, 2006

Date: March 30, 2006 · 13:50 local
Place: Hazleton, PA
Airport: Hazleton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N704MT
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC06CA094
Reported as: Cessna 150M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 77 total49 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N704MTRegistered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15078726 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine 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 pilot privacy data omitted stated he was on a "short" cross country flight from the bloomsburg airport (N13) to the hazelton airport (hzl). He stated he landed on runway 28 without incident and had lunch. After lunch he decided to conduct some takeoffs and landings at hzl. During the first landing on runway 28 he approached with full flaps at approximately 60 KTS airspeed. During level-off, he stated he ballooned, held the nose of the aircraft up, and landed flat at a higher than normal rate of descent. As a result of the impact, the nose landing gear bent forward, causing the engine mounts to crack, and damage to the firewall. The nearest weather reporting station is the wilkes barre/scranton airport (kavp). Weather at the time of the accident was reported as clear with 10 miles visibility, winds were 230 at 11 with no gusts reported. There were no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS ON A "SHORT" CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM THE BLOOMSBURG AIRPORT (N13) TO THE HAZELTON AIRPORT (HZL). HE STATED HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 WITHOUT INCIDENT AND HAD LUNCH. AFTER LUNCH HE DECIDED TO CONDUCT SOME TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT HZL. DURING THE FIRST LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 HE APPROACHED WITH FULL FLAPS AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KTS AIRSPEED. DURING LEVEL-OFF, HE STATED HE BALLOONED, HELD THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT UP, AND LANDED FLAT AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE OF DESCENT. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BENT FORWARD, CAUSING THE ENGINE MOUNTS TO CRACK, AND DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION IS THE WILKES BARRE/SCRANTON AIRPORT (KAVP). WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY, WINDS WERE 230 AT 11 WITH NO GUSTS REPORTED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

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 NYC06CA094Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHazleton, PAThe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a hard landing.Mar 30, 2006 · Substantial damage