LAX76FUD07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Hawthorne, CA · January 4, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1976
Place
Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N17003Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760104000169A
Case key
151962

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0055   76/1/4    HAWTHORNE,CA        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N17003              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SECOND SOLO FLT. HIT C-150 N2920J & PA-28 N9637W,BOTH SUBSTL DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N17003
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hawthorne

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.