CHI85LA208

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Necedah, WI · May 25, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 25, 1985, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
Place
Necedah, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5481QCessna 150L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850525021089A
Case key
13077

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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
Touch-and-go - attemptedPilot in command
Flare - prematurePilot in commandFactor
TotalPilot in commandFactor
Nose overLanding - flare/touchdown
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
TotalPilot in commandFactor

Analysis

After a flt with an instructor, the student took off on a solo flt. During a touch & go the student stated, '... I came in high & fast. I landed long and the aircraft bounced twice. I then panicked and pushed the control forward causing the nose to dive into the ground.'

Aircraft

Registration
N5481Q
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15073381
Airframe hours
3,196
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Jack J. Jasinski
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 2, 1985 · 22 hours before
Airport
77C · Necedah, runway 34, 2,450 × 120 ft, grass/turf

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
43
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
22 total · 22 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
64 °F, dew point 52 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.