CHI74DEE45

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lansing, IL · December 30, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 30, 1973
Place
Lansing, IL · LANSING, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N19240Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731230040929A
Case key
187356

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4058  73/12/30   LANSING,ILL         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N19240              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO HAMMOND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HIT NOSE GR FIRST. 3RD LDG,1ST SOLO.

Aircraft

Registration
N19240
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chicago Hammond

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N19240 · 1

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