# Accident 20171008014499A: Cessna 150L, Medina, OH, October 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2017, 16:45 local time
- Place: Medina, OH
- Airport: Medina Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1317° N, 81.7619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1317&lon=-81.7619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7313G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7313G) (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: 18 total, 17 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171008014499A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE MEDINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. DURING THE SECOND LANDING THE STUDENT FLARED HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT IT. DURING THE CORRECTION THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BEGAN BOUNCING. THE BOUNCING WAS DIVERGING MORE SEVERELY EACH BOUNCE WHICH RESULTED IN STRIKING THE NOSE GEAR WHICH COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## 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 GAA18CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA008), Oct 8, 2017: Cessna 150 (N7313G), Medina, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.

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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