# NTSB CEN11CA056: Cessna 150H, N23099, Kenmare, ND, November 4, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 4, 2010, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC) - Place: Kenmare, ND - Coordinates: 48.772777, -102.036666 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7728&lon=-102.0367&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report April 12, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-FAR-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 77736 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA056 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77736/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77736 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA056 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150H, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071818), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2071818), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2071818), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 150H, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2071818), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 150H, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071818), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he applied full flaps while on final approach to land in a farm field. He did not flare quickly enough prior to touchdown and the airplane bounced twice. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the firewall and wings. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation ## Factual narrative The pilot reported he applied full flaps while on final approach to land in a farm field and that he did not flare quickly enough. The airplane bounced twice prior to the nose gear collapsing and the airplane nosing over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and wings. No anomalies were found with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N23099](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23099-2013-08-28), registration cancelled 2013-08-28, S/N 15068724, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H - Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15068724 - Airframe hours: 3625 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Hanson Lyle - Registered owner: Hanson Lyle - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 20, 2010, 5 hours before - Departed: Kenmare, ND - Destination: Kenmare, ND ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 83; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 30, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 927 total, 198 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Observed at: MOT, 140 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20101104049719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101104049719A), Nov 4, 2010: Cessna 150H, Kenmare, ND, Substantial damage. Pilot misjudged height from grass runway during landing attempt and touched down hard, causing aircraft to bounce. Aircraft began to porpose, contacting runway… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 10, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77736. 481 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 481 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40340535&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.