# NTSB CHI96LA297: Cessna 150, N10645, Columbia, MO, August 14, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 14, 1996, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Columbia, MO - Coordinates: 38.950836, -92.319458 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9508&lon=-92.3195&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 16, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10362 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA297 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10362/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA297 ## Probable cause the improper recovery from a bounced landing by the pilot in command. Factors were the gusty wind conditions, and the failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control. ## 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 - gusts (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent, pilot in command ## Analysis The student pilot reported that this was the second approach for landing. The pilot reported the airspeed was excessive on final approach, and extended full flaps. After full flaps were extended the airplane stalled, and bounced on the runway. The pilot reported that after the bounced landing she put the nose of the airplane down, causing the airplane to hit nose wheel first on the runway. ## Factual narrative On August 14, 1996, at 1400 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 150, N10645, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing on runway 31, at the Columbia Regional Airport, Columbia, Missouri. The student pilot was returning from a solo cross country flight, at the time of the accident. The pilot was uninjured in the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions, and a VFR flight plan had been filed for the flight. The pilot reported on NTSB Form 6120.1/2 that she had aborted the first landing, and this was the second approach for landing. She reported that the airplane was on short final, with 20 degrees of flaps, at 80 knots. She reported the airspeed was excessive, and as the airplane came over the runway full flaps were extended. The pilot reported that after full flaps were extended the airplane stalled, and bounced on the runway. After the bounced landing she put the nose of the airplane down causing the airplane to hit nose wheel first on the runway. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane or the engine. The airplane's nose gear, engine mount, firewall and propeller were all bent in the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N10645](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10645), registered now, S/N 15074943 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15074943 - Airframe hours: 5342 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Central Missouri Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 9, 1996, 18 hours before - Departed: STJ, ST. JOESPH, MO - Destination: COU - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: COU, Columbia Regional, runway 31, 4,401 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 17; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 11 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: KCO ## 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 19960814029919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814029919A), Aug 14, 1996: Cessna 150L, Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Made hard landing bounced. Stalled impact nose first. Folded nose gear. Bent firewall and propeller. From the NTSB's public API. 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