# NTSB CHI85LA208: Cessna 150L, N5481Q, Necedah, WI, May 25, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 25, 1985, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place: Necedah, WI
- Coordinates: 44.020851, -90.070571 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0209&lon=-90.0706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA208
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13077/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA208

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - touch-and-go - attempted, pilot in command
  - flare - premature, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - total, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5481Q), registered now, S/N 15073381 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073381
- Airframe hours: 3196
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850525021089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850525021089A), May 25, 1985: Cessna 150L, Necedah, WI, Substantial damage. Solo student porpoised on touchdown and pushed nose down. Aircraft flipped over.

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.

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