20210903015259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Fort Lauderdale, FL · September 3, 2021

Date
September 3, 2021 · 17:48 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65987
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA381
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
402 total3 in this make and model71 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.

On September 3, 2021, at approximately 1748 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150L, N65987, privacy data omitted, on a 14 CFR 91 training flight, attempted to land on runway 27, at Fort Lauderdale Executive (kfxe), Fort Lauderdale, FL. The aircraft touched down, then bounced back into the air approximately 10? AGL, the CFI rated pilot in the left seat attempted a go around, the aircraft stalled, the right wing made contact with the runway, then left wing, and proceeded to dig the nose gear into the ground on the right side of the runway 27, causing a propeller ground strike, subsequently shearing off the nose gear and flipping the aircraft upside down. Both occupants (CFI and student pilot) were uninjured, the aircraft was a total loss.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1748 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N65987, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ON A 14 CFR 91 TRAINING FLIGHT, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27, AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE (KFXE), FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 10? AGL, THE CFI RATED PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THEN LEFT WING, AND PROCEEDED TO DIG THE NOSE GEAR INTO THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 27, CAUSING A PROPELLER GROUND STRIKE, SUBSEQUENTLY SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. BOTH OCCUPANTS (CFI AND STUDENT PILOT) WERE UNINJURED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

NTSB investigation

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