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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150A · Bellingham, WA · March 23, 2013

Date
March 23, 2013 · 11:00 local
Place
Bellingham, WA
Airport
Bli
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7177X
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13CA165
Reported as
Cessna 150A
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,842 total24 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During instruction in tail wheel operation the student lost directional control of the aircraft, after landing during rollout. Instructor could not regain control.

As the FAA filed it

DURING INSTRUCTION IN TAIL WHEEL OPERATION THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AFTER LANDING DURING ROLLOUT. INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.