- Date
- August 20, 1990, 21:50 local (Aug 21, 1990, 04:50 UTC)
- Place
- Chico, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N111LNCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900821035099A
- Case key
- 26901
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Probable cause
The student pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing roll and the CFI failed to take remedial action.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The instructor stated after completing seven takeoff and landings at their base airport they proceeded to another local airport for further practice to meet the night time requirements of the private pilot applicant. After landing, the left wheel exited the pavement but remained between runway lights and the pavement the heavy growth of weeds caused the aircraft to yaw to the left at which time the nose wheel hit a chuck hole, collapsing the nose gear and the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N111LN
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073501
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry Roberson
- Airport
- O23 · Chico, runway 33, 2,280 × 30 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 642 total · 340 in this make and model · 575 as pilot in command · 409 in the last 90 days · 162 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.