# Accident 20121120027759A: Cessna 150F, Red Oak, IA, November 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Red Oak, IA
- Airport: Red Oak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0108° N, 95.2586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0108&lon=-95.2586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8000S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8000S-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121120027759A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY 17 THEN BECAME AIRBOURNE AND SETTLED INTO A HARVESTED BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED LEFT AND CAUGHT THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND CARTWHEELED CATCHING THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND COLLAPSING THE NOSEGEAR. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF MECHNICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN13CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA087), Nov 20, 2012: Cessna 150F (N8000S), Red Oak, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control while landing due to the solo student pilot's delay to execute a go-around and his improper control inputs during a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N8000S (1)

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

- [Incident 19990925033899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925033899I), Sep 25, 1999: Cessna 150F (N8000S), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. (-23) While approaching to land, the student was experiencing gusty, crosswind conditions. During the landing flare, the aircraft drifted left toward the edge…

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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