# NTSB FTW99LA082: Cessna 150M, N6405K, Baton Rouge, LA, February 14, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 14, 1999, 13:17 local (19:17 UTC) - Place: Baton Rouge, LA - Coordinates: 30.539016, -91.129264 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5390&lon=-91.1293&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45813 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW99LA082 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45813/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA082 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate approach airspeed which resulted in a excessive descent rate and hard landing and the pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - airspeed(vref) - low, pilot in command (cause) - proper descent rate - not maintained, pilot in command - recovery from bounced landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - airport sign/marker ## Analysis The 19 hour student pilot failed to maintain an adequate approach airspeed which resulted in a hard landing. The student pilot stated that on final approach he noticed his airspeed was low so he added power. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the runway hard, bounced and veered to the left side of the runway where it impacted a runway marker sign. The airplane slid across grassy terrain and came to rest upright on another runway. ## Factual narrative On February 14, 1999, at 1317 central standard time, a Cessna 150M airplane, N6405K, was substantially damaged when it impacted a runway marker while landing at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Geaux Flying Ltd. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 training flight which originated at 1245. During a telephone interview conducted by the investigator-in-charge, the student pilot stated that during final approach for Runway 4R, he noticed that the airspeed was low. The pilot added some power; however, the aircraft's rate of descent was "too fast" and the airplane landed "hard." The student pilot then stated that the plane "bounced and veered to the left side of the runway" where it impacted a runway marker sign with the nose landing gear. The airplane then slid through the grass in between two runways and came to rest upright on runway 31. The pilot reported that the winds were "calm" at the time of the accident. Inspection of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that the nose landing gear was collapsed, and the engine fire wall was buckled. The runway marker sign was destroyed. At the time of the accident, the student pilot had accumulated a total of 19 hours flight time. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6405K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6405K-2002-01-04), registration cancelled 2002-01-04, S/N 15077686, built 1975 (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: 15077686 - Airframe hours: 2661 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Geaux Flying Ltd. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: BTR - Airport: BTR, Baton Rouge Metropolitan, runway 4R, 3,779 × 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: 19 total, 19 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F ## 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 19990214045439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990214045439A), Feb 14, 1999: Cessna 152, Baton Rouge, LA, No damage. (-23)Aircraft landed hard and veered off of runway. The nose gear collapsed and there was sudden engine stoppage when the propeller hit the ground. 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. 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