FTW68D0601

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Lafayette, LA · June 3, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1968
Place
Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3239XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110067

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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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3-1283   68/6/3    LAFAYETTE,LA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1134                    N3239X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DISTRACTED BY OIL ACCESS DOOR COMING OPEN AND OSCILLATING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3239X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lafayette

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