CHI91LA241

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Winona, MN · July 22, 1991

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 22, 1991, 13:55 local (18:55 UTC)
Place
Winona, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N19153Cessna 150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report December 4, 1992
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19910722030819A
Case key
15138

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Probable cause

Improper flare performed by the pilot. A factor related to the accident was lack of total experience by the pilot.

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 - improperPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor

Analysis

The pilot said that while on her second supervised solo flight she landed hard, bounced and made a go-around. After a fly-by visual inspection was made, she landed normally and stopped on the runway. Post accident investigation revealed a bent propeller, broken engine mount, a bent nose and a bent firewall.

Aircraft

Registration
N19153
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15074202
Airframe hours
5,618
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Certified Flight Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
100 hour · June 7, 1991 · 89 hours before
Airport
ONA · Max Conrad, runway 29, 5,199 × 100 ft, asphalt

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
21
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
25 total · 25 in this make and model · 17 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 4 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
82 °F, dew point 73 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

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

Other investigations on N19153 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.