What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 14, 2012, N9119U, a Cessna 150, was on a training flight for a certificated 141 pilot school. After approximately 1 hour of flight training maneuvers, the student and the flight instructor proceeded to kjka to land. According to the flight instructor, the student made a normal approach to land on runway 27. The instructor then stated that the student flared the aircraft high above the runway, which subsuquently led to a hard and bounced landing. The instructor informed the student to go-around after the aircraft bounced from the attempted landing. The instructor then stated that the student applied full power, and pulled back on the yoke; the instructor then stated that aircraft pitch-up attitude became excessive. The flight instructor then took control of the aircraft, and shortly thereafter the aircraft stalled and impacted the runway. The aircraft came to rest between the runway and taxiway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, including damage to the left wingtip, aileron, and wing spar. The aircraft nosewheel and propeller also sustained damage. The flight instructor and student were not injured in the accident. According to the flight instructor, the aircraft did not appear to have any mechanical problems prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 14, 2012, N9119U, A CESSNA 150, WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT FOR A CERTIFICATED 141 PILOT SCHOOL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT TRAINING MANEUVERS, THE STUDENT AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PROCEEDED TO KJKA TO LAND. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN STATED THAT THE STUDENT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT HIGH ABOVE THE RUNWAY, WHICH SUBSUQUENTLY LED TO A HARD AND BOUNCED LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR INFORMED THE STUDENT TO GO-AROUND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED FROM THE ATTEMPTED LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN STATED THAT THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER, AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE; THE INSTRUCTOR THEN STATED THAT AIRCRAFT PITCH-UP ATTITUDE BECAME EXCESSIVE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP, AILERON, AND WING SPAR. THE AIRCRAFT NOSEWHEEL AND PROPELLER ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.