- Date
- December 20, 1986, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Arlington, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N714LLCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861220070679A
- Case key
- 22309
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Analysis
A student pilot on solo flight in the local area of Arlington airport (F54) TX. Substantially damaged a Cessna 150 during a hard landing, breaking the nose gear and nosing over inverted. The pilot received minor injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714LL
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079257
- Airframe hours
- 2,477
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- B & M Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 27, 1986 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- F54 · Arlington, TX
- Airport
- F54 · Arlington Mun, runway 16, 4,000 × 100 ft, concrete
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 36 total · 36 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 10 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.