# NTSB LAX95LA057: Cessna 150F, N6660F, Carlsbad, CA, December 21, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 20, 1994, 17:12 local (Dec 21, 1994, 01:12 UTC) - Place: Carlsbad, CA - Coordinates: 33.129215, -117.300605 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1292&lon=-117.3006&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 23, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28998 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX95LA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28998/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA057 ## Probable cause the pilot's misjudged landing flare which resulted in a stall and a subsequent impact with the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS FROM CONTROLLERS ON DUTY IN THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AND OTHER GROUND WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT FLARED EARLY AND APPEARED TO STALL ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT WING AND NOSE WHEEL, DAMAGING THE FIREWALL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR WHO REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. ## Factual narrative On December 20, 1994, at 1712 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150F, N6660F, collided with the runway while landing at the Carlsbad, California, airport. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot and was on a personal cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Neither the certificated private pilot nor the one passenger on board were injured. The flight originated at Torrance, California, on the day of the accident about 1604 as a cross-country to Carlsbad, California. According to statements from controllers on duty in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and other ground witnesses, the aircraft flared early and appeared to stall about 5 feet above the ground. The aircraft then impacted the runway on the left wing and nose wheel, damaging the firewall. The aircraft was examined by an FAA airworthiness inspector from the San Diego Flight Standards District Office. He reported that no mechanical discrepancies were found. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6660F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6660F-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 15063260, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F - Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15063260 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Jennifer A. Trippel - Registered owner: Jennifer A. Trippel - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 24, 1994, 30 hours before - Departed: TOA, TORRANCE, CA - Airport: CRQ, Carlsbad Palomar, runway 24, 4,700 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 18; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 112 total, 107 in this make and model, 70 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CRQ ## 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 19941220041949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941220041949A), Dec 20, 1994: Cessna 150F, Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Flared to high and stalled about 5 feet above runway landing. Failed to correct situation. Left wing and nose hit. ## Other investigations on N6660F (1) 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. - [NTSB OAK67D0280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0280), Apr 12, 1967: Cessna 150 (N6660F), Livermore, CA, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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