# NTSB FTW88LA012: Cessna 150, N6530G, Mckinney, TX, October 24, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 24, 1987, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Coordinates: 33.180374, -96.589546 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1804&lon=-96.5895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88LA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22586/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA012

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - flare - premature, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - raising of flaps - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

DURING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN WITH FULL FLAPS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. THE STUDENT PILOT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND FAILED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED CONTACTING SOME TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, AND THE EMPENNAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6530G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6530G-1989-12-11), registration cancelled 1989-12-11, S/N 15072030 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15072030
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Tsmith Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 1, 1987, 50 hours before
- Airport: TKI, Mckinney Muni., runway 17, 2,950 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °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 19871024060579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871024060579A), Oct 24, 1987: Cessna 150L, Mc Kinney, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced on third first solo landing. Began a go around with full flaps. Mushed into trees.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.