CHI84LA144

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Delaware, OH · March 31, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
March 31, 1984, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
Place
Delaware, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N11347Cessna 150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840331008209A
Case key
12573

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - misjudgedDual studentCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperDual studentCause
Supervision - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause

Analysis

The student plt made a hard landing and during the resulting bounces made incorrect control inputs according to the CFI who was aboard the acft. By the time the CFI took corrective action the acft stalled and dragged a wing.

Aircraft

Registration
N11347
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15075339
Airframe hours
4,307
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Mational Flyers Association
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
Annual · November 16, 1983
Airport
DL2 · Delaware Municipal, runway 28, 4,100 × 75 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
34
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Right
Flight hours
594 total · 284 in this make and model · 435 as pilot in command · 85 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
300° at 10 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
5,000 ft broken
Temperature
46 °F, dew point 25 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
CMH, 21 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.