# NTSB FTW96LA376: Cessna 150M, N704QR, Boulder, CO, September 5, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 5, 1996, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Boulder, CO - Coordinates: 40.019332, -105.249809 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0193&lon=-105.2498&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 21, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19970 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA376 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19970/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA376 ## Probable cause an improper flare by the student pilot, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the student pilot's lack of experience in the type (model) of aircraft. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis During a touch-and-go landing on a student solo training flight, the aircraft touched down on the nose landing gear, then bounced. The second touch down was also on the nose gear, which collapsed. The aircraft then slid to a stop on the runway. The student pilot said this was his first solo in a Cessna 150. His previous solo was in a Cessna 152. ## Factual narrative On September 5, 1996, at 1000 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N704QR, landed hard at Boulder Municipal Airport, Boulder, Colorado. The student pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this local area student solo training flight operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident. According to the student pilot, when he flared the aircraft for landing it ballooned. He said he pushed over and the aircraft touched down on the nose landing gear and bounced back in the air. On the second touchdown, which was also on the nose landing gear, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop on the runway. The student pilot said he felt uncomfortable in the aircraft as this was his first solo in the Cessna 150. His previous solo flight had been in a Cessna 152. According to the student, he had a total of 3 hours in the Cessna 150. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N704QR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704QR-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 15078794, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15078794 - Airframe hours: 5650 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Dakota Ridge Aviation - Registered owner: Brungard Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: 1V5 - Airport: 1V5, Boulder Municipal, runway 8R, 4,100 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 38 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 5 knots - Visibility: 40 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: BJC, 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 19960905047389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905047389A), Sep 5, 1996: Cessna 150M, Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) Student pilot, second solo flight, on final approach to runway 08, Boulder municipal airport at 65 knots, pilot pulled back on yoke after reducing speed.… ## Other investigations on N704QR (1) 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. - [NTSB DEN93LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA072), Jul 1, 1993: Cessna 150M (N704QR), Haswell, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL. FACTORS WERE: ALTERNATOR FAILURE, FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES, AND FAILURE… 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. 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