# NTSB CHI96LA254: Cessna 150, N6106K, Dubuque, IA, July 25, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 25, 1996, 15:47 local (20:47 UTC) - Place: Dubuque, IA - Coordinates: 42.499786, -90.690269 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4998&lon=-90.6903&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 23, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10324 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA254 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10324/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA254 ## Probable cause inadequate airspeed and the student pilot's failure to perform a recovery from the bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and the student's over compensation for the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The student pilot reported he allowed the airplane to become too slow while on short final approach and the crosswind drifted the airplane to the left of the runway. He stated he overcorrected and the airplane drifted right of the runway during the landing flare. He stated he flared too 'aggressively' and the airplane touched down on all three landing gear prior to bouncing back into the air. The airplane then contacted the terrain off the left side of the runway. ## Factual narrative On July 25, 1996, at 1547 central daylight time, a Cessna 150, N6106K, operated by Chartaire, Inc., and flown by a student pilot collided with the terrain following a loss of control during a landing flare. The landing was being made on runway 31 at the Dubuque Regional Airport, Dubuque, Iowa. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated at the Dubuque Regional Airport at 1530 cdt. The student pilot reported that while on short final he allowed the airplane to get too slow and the crosswind (350 degrees at 11 knots) caused the airplane to drift to the left. He stated he overcorrected with the rudder and the airplane drifted right. He stated he attempted to correct back to the left but by this time he was in the middle of the landing flare. He stated he flared the airplane too "aggressively" and it landed hard on all three wheels. The airplane bounced into the air and settled again off the left side of the runway. The pilot reported, "The proper corrective action should have been to have increased my power and simply stretch the landing. I knew this immediately following the accident and was taught this during my training." The accident occurred during the student pilot's second solo flight. He had performed three solo landings on the previous day and one just prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6106K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6106K-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 15077528, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15077528 - Airframe hours: 3937 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Chart Aire - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 27, 1996, 54 hours before - Departed: DBQ - Destination: DBQ - Airport: DBQ, Dubuque Regional Airport, runway 31, 6,498 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: DBQ ## 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 19960725019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960725019839A), Jul 25, 1996: Cessna 150M, Dubuque, IA, Substantial damage. Student pilot practicing touch and go landings when aircraft crashed. ## Other investigations on N6106K (1) 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. - [NTSB CHI84LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA407), Sep 27, 1984: Cessna 150M (N6106K), Clio, MI, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.