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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Sparta, TN · September 24, 2022

Date
September 24, 2022 · 18:00 local
Place
Sparta, TN
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8685U
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental 0-200-A48
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
79 total76 in this make and model16 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.

Student pilot lost control of aircraft due to improper flaring, landing technique and too much power upon touchdown. He overcorrected when the aircraft bounced, causing a porpoise landing, resulting in the gear seperating from the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest with no injuries sustained.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DUE TO IMPROPER FLARING, LANDING TECHNIQUE AND TOO MUCH POWER UPON TOUCHDOWN. HE OVERCORRECTED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, CAUSING A PORPOISE LANDING, RESULTING IN THE GEAR SEPERATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED.