- Date
- February 26, 1986, 18:00 local (Feb 27, 1986, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Watford City, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N16210Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860226007279A
- Case key
- 16924
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft made a hard landing on rwy 30 at Watford City muni arpt, ND, and was substantially damaged. The student plt said the accident occurred on the third touch-and-go. The plt said he used only 10 degrees of flaps. He noted some turbulence and an increase in headwind. The plt said that after he crossed the rwy, he cut the power and flared, keeping his eyes straight ahead. The plt said he flared too soon, the acft struck the rwy and bounced. The plt did not add power. The nose gear collapsed and the acft skidded to a halt on the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16210
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-16210
- Airframe hours
- 5,331
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kent Steven Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 7, 1985 · 59 hours before
- Airport
- S25 · Watford City Muni, runway 30, 4,400 × 75 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
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 22 total · 22 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 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 N16210 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.