# NTSB ERA12CA076: Cessna A150M, N9890J, Ormond Beach, FL, November 17, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 17, 2011, 12:06 local (17:06 UTC) - Place: Ormond Beach, FL - Coordinates: 29.300556, -81.113609 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3006&lon=-81.1136&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 16, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 82340 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA076 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82340/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82340 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA076 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A150M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2071831), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A150M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071831), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A150M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2071831), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, she was on final approach for landing with 20 degrees of flaps. During the flare, she slowly retarded the throttle, and the main wheels touched the runway. The nose came down, and the airplane bounced twice before coming to a stop on the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the nose landing gear was damaged, the propeller had struck the runway, and the engine firewall was buckled. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure during the landing sequence. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, she was on final approach for landing with 20 degrees of flaps. During the flare, she slowly retarded the throttle and the main wheels touched the runway. The nose came down and the airplane bounced twice before coming to a stop on the runway. The pilot exited the airplane and waited for assistance. An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration inspected the wreckage and reported that the nose gear was damaged, the propeller struck the runway, and the engine firewall was buckled. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure during the landing sequence. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9890J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9890J), registered now, S/N A1500699, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M - Registry model: [Cessna A150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (registry code 2071831) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: A1500699 - Airframe hours: 13489 - Engines: CONT MOTOR 0-200 A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Euro American School Of Aviation Inc - Registered owner: Fly 4 Fun Oj, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 5, 2011, 53 hours before - Departed: OMN, Ormond Beach, FL - Destination: OMN, Ormond Beach, FL - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: OMN, Ormond Beach Municipal, runway 26, 4,004 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 25, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: OMN ## 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 20111117026109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111117026109A), Nov 17, 2011: Cessna A150M, Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was executing full stop landings at Ormond Beach Airport (orm). During the last landing the aircraft bounced several times causing the nose gear to… ## Other investigations on N9890J (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 ATL02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA053), Feb 25, 2002: Cessna 150M (N9890J), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and failure to recover from a bounced landing resulting in the subsequent collapse of the nose gear during the landing flare touchdown. A factor contributing to the… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 28, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82340. 4.8 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 569 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360239&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - NTSB Record of Conversation - FAA (item 2, .PDF, 38 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360240&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20FAA-Master.PDF - NTSB Correspondence with FAA (item 3, .PDF, 69 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360249&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Correspondence%20with%20FAA-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1: Propeller Damage (FAA Digital Photo) (item 4, .PDF, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360242&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20Propeller%20Damage%20(FAA%20Digital%20Photo)-Master.PDF - Photo 2: Engine Firewall Damage (FAA Digital Photo) (item 5, .PDF, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40360243&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%3A%20Engine%20Firewall%20Damage%20(FAA%20Digital%20Photo)-Master.PDF 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.