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FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Morris, IL · August 5, 2021

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Date
August 5, 2021 · 17:35 local
Place
Morris, IL
Airport
Morris Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N11283
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
55 total55 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N11283Registered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15075297 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot in command (PIC) of N11283, a Cessna C150 aircraft, was on a student solo flight in the traffic pattern on runway 18 at Morris airport (C09). On the pattern prior to the incident, the PIC extended his downwind to adjust for an aircraft on final. The PIC?s base turn resulted in a longer than normal final. As the PIC entered the roundout, he flared high and the aircraft bounced. In response to the bounce, the PIC attempted to lower the nose to the runway. This led to the nose gear contacting the runway, leading to a porpoise. The PIC elected to try to counteract the oscillations, but was unable to stop it. During these oscillations, the nose gear strut bent aft and the propeller contacted the ground. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway and the PIC was able to exit the aircraft on his own.

A visual inspection of the aircraft damage included a collapsed nose gear and propeller tips bent aft, consistent with slow speed contact as well as corroborating the PIC?s description of the events.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N11283, A CESSNA C150 AIRCRAFT, WAS ON A STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON RUNWAY 18 AT MORRIS AIRPORT (C09). ON THE PATTERN PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE PIC EXTENDED HIS DOWNWIND TO ADJUST FOR AN AIRCRAFT ON FINAL. THE PIC?S BASE TURN RESULTED IN A LONGER THAN NORMAL FINAL. AS THE PIC ENTERED THE ROUNDOUT, HE FLARED HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. IN RESPONSE TO THE BOUNCE, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE TO THE RUNWAY. THIS LED TO THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTING THE RUNWAY, LEADING TO A PORPOISE. THE PIC ELECTED TO TRY TO COUNTERACT THE OSCILLATIONS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT. DURING THESE OSCILLATIONS, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT BENT AFT AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND THE PIC WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN.

A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER TIPS BENT AFT, CONSISTENT WITH SLOW SPEED CONTACT AS WELL AS CORROBORATING THE PIC?S DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENTS.