- Date
- April 17, 1979
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6099GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790417006899A
- Case key
- 136514
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0592 79/4/17 MEMPHIS,TN CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 200 TIME - 1130 N6099G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLE-A-PORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY WITH ONLY 450 FT NOT COVERED BY WATER. USED 20 DEG FLPS VICE 40
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6099G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Isle-A-Port
N6099GRegistration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Cessna 150KAirframe modelCessna 150KEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6099G · 1
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