- Date
- October 26, 1992, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Norman, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8960UCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921026043749A
- Case key
- 18607
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly judge his level off altitude while maneuvering.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to witnesses, the pilot made several low passes over his grandmother's house with her and other family members watching. On the last pass, the airplane impacted in the backyard of the house, bounced over the house, and subsequently impacted the ground a second time about 1/2 mile beyond the house. The nose gear was found in the backyard and the witnesses stated they heard the engine accelerate after the initial impact. The newly certificated private pilot told investigators that he was at 3,000 feet when he experienced an engine failure. He also stated that since he was over an area he knew well, he was aware of several good forced landing areas and that his forced landing glide happened to terminate in his grandmother's backyard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8960U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078030
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Airmen Flying School
- Registered owner
- Schelde, Brian L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- OUN
- Destination
- OUN
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 50 total · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OKC, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8960U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.