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FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Abilene, KS · August 29, 2009

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Date
August 29, 2009 · 16:30 local
Place
Abilene, KS
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8312G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA552
Reported as
Cessna 150F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
27 total24 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N8312GRegistered now · Cessna 150FS/N 15062412 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 150FEngine 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) This student pilot was on his third solo flight with 24 hours total time and the weather was bumpy after takeoff. After a short period of air work, the pilot lined the aircraft up on final and began to drift left. The pilot stated he believed the wind was stronger than he had experienced. Reports indicate it was 10 to 15 degrees to the right of the runway at 8 knots or less. The pilot stated he put in right rudder to counter the drift, which reportedly slowly corrected the drift but put the aircraft at an angle to the runway. The student pilot stated the right wing came up and he failed to level it again. The aircraft touched down on the left gear in this configuration with the left wing low and bounced once. It came down again on the left gear with enough force to break the gear off. The left wing touched the runway and the aircraft pitched forward onto the spinner and cowling before pitching back onto the tail wheel. The pilot was not injured and the plane received substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT WITH 24 HOURS TOTAL TIME AND THE WEATHER WAS BUMPY AFTER TAKEOFF. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF AIR WORK, THE PILOT LINED THE AIRCRAFT UP ON FINAL AND BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT. THE PILOT STATED HE BELIEVED THE WIND WAS STRONGER THAN HE HAD EXPERIENCED. REPORTS INDICATE IT WAS 10 TO 15 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AT 8 KNOTS OR LESS. THE PILOT STATED HE PUT IN RIGHT RUDDER TO COUNTER THE DRIFT, WHICH REPORTEDLY SLOWLY CORRECTED THE DRIFT BUT PUT THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE RIGHT WING CAME UP AND HE FAILED TO LEVEL IT AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT GEAR IN THIS CONFIGURATION WITH THE LEFT WING LOW AND BOUNCED ONCE. IT CAME DOWN AGAIN ON THE LEFT GEAR WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BREAK THE GEAR OFF. THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD ONTO THE SPINNER AND COWLING BEFORE PITCHING BACK ONTO THE TAIL WHEEL. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE PLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 CEN09CA552Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAbilene, KSThe pilot's inadequate crosswind landing technique, resulting in an excessive side load on the left landing gear that led to an overload failure of its axle.Aug 29, 2009 · Substantial damage