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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Los Lunas, NM · July 14, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1978
Place
Los Lunas, NM · LOS LUNAS, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N10543Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report August 9, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780714017419A
Case key
141458

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1815  78/7/14    LOS LUNAS,NM        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 0710                    N10543              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS LUNAS,NM                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST LANDING OF SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N10543
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mid-Valley

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N10543 · 1

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