- Date
- August 22, 1998, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cumberland, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7513GCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980822037139A
- Case key
- 43781
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Probable cause
The pilot in command's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Just prior to touchdown, the pilot flared the airplane to high, contacting the runway hard on all three tires. The airplane bounced and began to porpoise. Before power was added to recover from the porpoise, the airplane impacted the runway again, nose first. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the center of the runway.
Factual narrative
On August 22, 1998, about 1400 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 150L, N7513G, was substantially damaged while landing at the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE), Cumberland, Maryland. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from CBE, about 1300.
The pilot stated that after departure, she went to the local training area to practiced maneuvers. Upon returning to the airport, she completed three touch and go landings, and decided to do one more additional full stop landing. The traffic pattern was flown the same as the three previous landings. Just prior to touchdown, the pilot flared the airplane to high, contacting the runway hard on all three tires. The airplane bounced and began to porpoise. Before power was added to recover from the porpoise, the airplane impacted the runway again, nose first. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the center of the runway.
The pilot reported that she received her private pilot's license 4 months prior to the accident, and had accumulated a total of 151 flight hours. She stated that she flew 7 hours in the last 90 days.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7513G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1507469
- Airframe hours
- 4,576
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Summerfield Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 26, 1998 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- CBE
- Airport
- CBE · Greater Cuberland Reg Apt, runway 23, 5,048 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 151 total · 151 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CBE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.