# Accident 20110706012619A: Cessna 150G, Mesa, AZ, July 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2011, 10:47 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4564° N, 111.7236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4564&lon=-111.7236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2878S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2878S-2012-09-24) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 29 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110706012619A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER SECOND "SUPERVISED" SOLO.  SHE WAS PERFORMING HER SECOND TOUCH AND GO, AND LANDED SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. SHE CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER, AND WENT LEFT OF CENTERLINE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE A/C EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRAVEL. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS PROPELLER.

## 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 WPR11CA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA312), Jul 6, 2011: Cessna 150G (N2878S), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go around.

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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