- Date
- May 5, 1993, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Rice Lake, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61306Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930505012349A
- Case key
- 15711
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Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student stated he wanted to land as soon as possible so a following airplane would not have to go around. The airplane touched down hard, bounced and veered to the left of the runway. The student added power in an attempt to straighten out the flight path and go around; however, the airplane continued to the left. The airplane contacted the wind sock pole with the left wing and pivoted around the pole prior to coming to a stop in the grass.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61306
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070952
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Skynet Flight Center, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Skynet Flight Center, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- UBE · Cumberland, WI
- Airport
- RIE · Rice Lake, runway 18, 3,725 × 60 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 50 in this make and model · 39 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RIE, 1 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.
Other investigations on N61306 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.