# Accident 20200125001829A: Cessna 150E, Prescott, AZ, January 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2020, 12:35 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6528° N, 112.4211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6528&lon=-112.4211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 52 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200125001829A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 25, 2020, AT 12:35, MST, AIRCRAFT N31ER, CESSNA 150-150, SERIAL NUMBER 15061072, EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER STRIKE UPON LANDING AT PRESCOTT, ARIZONA REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 (R), UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. . THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY COUPLED WITH A HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, WHICH DAMAGED THE ENGINE MOUNT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, PASSENGERS OR ANY GROUND CREW PERSONNEL.

## 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 WPR20CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA084), Jan 25, 2020: Cessna 150 (N31ER), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach and landing flare, which resulted in a stall and a subsequent hard, bounced landing.

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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