# NTSB FTW83LA249: Cessna 150M, N66245, Oklahoma City, OK, May 26, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 26, 1983, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Coordinates: 35.380229, -97.640472 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3802&lon=-97.6405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20914
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA249
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20914/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA249

## Probable cause

The Certified Flight Instructor's delayed remedial action which resulted in the dual student stalling the airplane.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - terrain condition - ground (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vso) - not maintained, dual student (cause)
  - lack of recent total experience, dual student (cause)
  - remedial action - not performed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - instructions,written/verbal - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, dual student (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, dual student (cause)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT LANDED HARD SHORT OF THE RWY ON THE NOSEGEAR AND BOUNCED. AS THE ACFT BOUNDED THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL BUT THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST AND SLID TO A STOP 100 FT DOWN THE RWY AND 20 FT TO THE LEFT OFTHE RWY. ACCORDING TO THE CFI THE STUDENT WANTED TO APPROACH AT 60 MPH BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS INSTRUCTORS TEACHINGS AND HE DESIRED HER TO 'FLY AT 70 MPH UNTIL THE RWY WAS MADE.' THE STUDENT CONTINUED AT 60 MPH FLARED TOO HIGH, AND STALLED PRIOR TO REACHING THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66245](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66245), registered now, S/N 15075949, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15075949
- Airframe hours: 2822
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: FAA Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, September 13, 1982
- Departed: PWA, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Airport: F29, Page, runway 17L, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 1,077 total, 30 in this make and model, 797 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 57 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830526021259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830526021259A), May 26, 1983: Cessna 150M, Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. Slow on final,student level too high. Airplane hit short of runway collapsing the nose gear and damaging a wing.

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.

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