# Accident 20060508005909A: Cessna 150L, Levelland, TX, May 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2006, 10:40 local time
- Place: Levelland, TX
- Airport: Levelland Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5525° N, 102.3725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5525&lon=-102.3725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10964-2010-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060508005909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 8, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1040 CDT, A STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLOE FLIGHT IN N10964, A CESSNA 150 AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE AIRPLANE NOSEWHEEL AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PART 91 VFR LOCAL FLIGHT.

## 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 DFW06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA120), May 8, 2006: Cessna 150L (N10964), Levelland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N10964 (2)

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

- [Incident 20000704034449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000704034449I), Jul 4, 2000: Cessna 150L (N10964), Levelland, TX, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] was the pilot command on his first solo flight. During his first landing, he stated that he added power as soon as the aircraft…
- [Incident 19820529037529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529037529I), May 29, 1982: Cessna 150L (N10964), Sweetwater, TX, Substantial damage. Had passenger hold brakes and close throttle on hand propping engine. Passenger did opposite. Aircraft hit hangar.

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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