# NTSB IAD98LA013: Cessna 150L, N11350, Center Village, OH, November 27, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 27, 1997, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Center Village, OH
- Coordinates: 40.300426, -82.68946 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3004&lon=-82.6895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 28267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD98LA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28267/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA013

## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll

## Analysis

The student pilot flew an approach about 8 to 10 mph faster than normal.  The airplane bounced 75 feet high after the first touchdown, 30 feet high after the second touchdown, and then the nosegear collapsed.  The student pilot had accumulated about 33 hours of total flight experience, all in make and model.

## Factual narrative

On November 27, 1997, at 1145 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150L, N11350, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at the August Acres Airport, Center Village, Ohio.  The student pilot was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed.  The solo instructional flight originated at Mount Vernon, Ohio, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

The student pilot reported that during touchdown on runway 27, the airplane bounced three times.  He said his approach speed was 8 to 10 mph above the normal speed.  The airplane bounced 75 feet high after the first touchdown, 30 feet the second time, and then the nosegear collapsed.

A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector reported that the pilot had flown to August Acres to purchase fuel, and that the airplane touched down about halfway down the turf runway.  The student pilot had accumulated over 33 hours of total flight experience, all in make and model.  The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11350](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11350-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 15075342, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15075342
- Airframe hours: 3643
- Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: George F Blakesley
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 17, 1997, 2 hours before
- Departed: 4I3, MOUNT VERNON, OH
- Destination: 01I
- Airport: 01I, August Acres, runway 27, 2,095 × 60 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CMH, 13 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 19971127035819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971127035819A), Nov 27, 1997: Cessna 150L, Center Village, OH, Substantial damage. Landed fast bounced 25 feet high. Continued bounce until nose gear collapsed. Had landed for refueling. (-23) pilot attempted crosswind landing to 2100 feet…

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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