BFO88LA029

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Ridgeway, VA · March 22, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: March 22, 1988, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
Place: Ridgeway, VA
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N6360SCessna 150G
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report April 25, 1989
Report: Approved by Office Director
Case key: 11400

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - in flightLanding - flare/touchdown

Flare - improperPilot in commandCause

Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor

Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause

Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skidLanding - flare/touchdown

Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown

Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

During touchdown the acft bounced and the student plt applied power to level-off and reflare. The left wing then rose and the right wing contacted the rwy. The acft bounced back and the left wing contacted the rwy. The nose gear collapsed and the acft came to rest along the left side of the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration: N6360S
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 15067160
Airframe hours: 2,248
Engine: Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Registered owner: Carrol J. Allen
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
Last inspection: 100 hour · February 18, 1988 · 12 hours before
Airport: Pace Field, runway 18, 3,000 × ft, grass/turf

N6360SRegistration cancelled Jun 10, 1991 · Cessna 150GS/N 15067160 Airframe modelCessna 150G

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 49
Certificate: Student
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 15 total · 15 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 90° at 6 knots
Visibility: 15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 25 °F
Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Observed at: DAN, 25 nm away