- Date
- May 16, 1985, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Moran, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63613Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850516019829A
- Case key
- 21751
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt attempted to make a precautionary landing due to his immediate need to use the bathroom. There were no acft problems involved. The student used 'soft field landing' techniques and touched down on soft ground for an off arpt landing. When the nose gear touched down the acft immediately nosed over and came to rest inverted. A suitable arpt for landing was located only one mile from the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63613
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077428
- Airframe hours
- 2,138
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John E. Kirkpatrick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1984
- Departed
- F70 · Ft. Worth, TX
- Destination
- 6F4 · Abilene, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 25 total · 25 in this make and model · 12 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABI, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.