# NTSB FTW87LA034: Cessna 150, N714LL, Arlington, TX, December 20, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 20, 1986, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Coordinates: 32.720493, -97.079162 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7205&lon=-97.0792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87LA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22309/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA034

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714LL-1990-10-17), registration cancelled 1990-10-17, S/N 15079257 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15079257
- Airframe hours: 2477
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19861220070679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861220070679A), Dec 20, 1986: Cessna 150M, Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. The aircraft bounced on landing and came down on the nose gear, breaking it. Student pilot.

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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