# NTSB DFW06CA120: Cessna 150L, N10964, Levelland, TX, May 8, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 8, 2006, 10:40 local (15:40 UTC) - Place: Levelland, TX - Coordinates: 33.5525, -102.3725 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5525&lon=-102.3725&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report July 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Lubbock, Texas - NTSB case key (mKey): 63641 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA120 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63641/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA120 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudged landing flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The 23-hour student pilot was flying his second solo flight in a tricycle gear single-engine airplane. During the second solo landing of the day, while landing on runway 17, a 6,100-foot long by 75-foot wide asphalt runway, the student pilot misjudged the landing flare and the airplane bounced. The student pilot added that during the recovery from a bounced landing, he inadvertently pushed the yoke forward into a nose-low attitude. The nose landing gear impacted the runway and separated from the airframe. The airplane skidded down runway 17 and subsequently nosed over after departing the edge of the runway. The airplane came to rest in the inverted position in the grass. There was no fire and the pilot was able to egress from the airplane unassisted. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was reported from 180 degrees at 5 knots. ## Factual narrative The 23-hour student pilot was flying his second solo flight in a tricycle gear single-engine airplane. During the second solo landing of the day, while landing on runway 17, a 6,100-foot long by 75-foot wide asphalt runway, the student pilot misjudged the landing flare and the airplane bounced. The student pilot added that during the recovery from a bounced landing, he inadvertently pushed the yoke forward into a nose-low attitude. The nose landing gear impacted the runway and separated from the airframe. The airplane skidded down runway 17 and subsequently nosed-over after departing the edge of the runway. The airplane came to rest in the inverted position in the grass. There was no fire and the pilot was able to egress from the airplane unassisted. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was reported from 180 degrees at 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N10964](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10964-2010-02-11), registration cancelled 2010-02-11, S/N 15075173, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150L - 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: 15075173 - Airframe hours: 14259 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Steven C. Bernstein - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2006, 111 hours before - Departed: KLLN, Levelland, TX - Destination: Levelland, TX ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 24; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 2; seat: left; flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F ## 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 20060508005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060508005909A), May 8, 2006: Cessna 150L, Levelland, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On may 8, 2006, at approximately 1040 CDT, a student pilot was on his second supervised soloe flight in N10964, a Cessna 150 aircraft. The student made a… ## Other investigations on N10964 (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 FTW95IA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95IA243), Jun 11, 1995: Cessna 150L (N10964), Levelland, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE DURING A FORMATION FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION. 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/). 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