# Incident 20120722015309I: Cessna 150L, Council Bluffs, IA, July 22, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PHKS
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140MA) (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 MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 18 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120722015309I

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT WAS PERFORMING HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO AFTER COMPLETING 4 TOUCH AND GO'S WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. UNDER NEARLY CALM WINDS, ON THE FIRST LANDING, THE STUDENT LANDED ON THE NOSEWHEEL AND BOUNCED.  UPON SETTLING TO THE GROUND, THE NOSEWHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N140MA (2)

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

- [Incident 20091206052489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091206052489I), Dec 6, 2009: Cessna 150L (N140MA), Washington, NE, No damage. The student pilot was on a private pilot check ride with a designated pilot examiner (DPE). After completing air work at 3000 feet above ground level (AGL) the…
- [Incident 20040517008529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040517008529I), May 17, 2004: Cessna 150L (N140MA), Council Bluffs, IA. (-23) Pilot planned VFR flight from hartington, NE, to Council Bluffs, IA. Weather was VFR until nearing destination where a cloud deck formed below aircraft…

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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