DIA70F0022

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fayetteville, WV · July 16, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1969
Place
Fayetteville, WV · FAYETTEVILLE, WV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N23385Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167533

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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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3-1936  69/7/16    FAYETTEVILLE,W VA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N23385              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAYETTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT, HIGH APCH WITH 40 DEG FLAPS,DOVE ACFT TO RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N23385
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fayette

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