- Date
- June 28, 1995, 13:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Turlock, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63264Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950628015569A
- Case key
- 29129
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Probable cause
the failure of the student pilot to: 1) maintain the proper approach speed; 2) attain the proper touchdown point; and 3) her delayed decision to execute a go-around.
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 aircraft overran runway 12 and nosed over. The student pilot landed midfield, with 20 degrees of flaps and an airspeed 10 knots too fast. After touchdown, the wind lifted the plane and the pilot attempted to stop. The pilot then realized there was insufficient runway remaining and she attempted a go-around. The airplane did not liftoff before reaching the end of the runway and hit soft soil. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane.
Factual narrative
On June 28, 1995, at 1320 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N63264, overran runway 12 and nosed over at Turlock Municipal Airport, Turlock, California. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot received minor injuries. The flight originated from Sutter County Airport, Yuba City, California. The flight was the first leg of a planned four-leg cross-country. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
The student pilot indicated that she had landed midfield, with 20 degrees of flaps and an airspeed 10 knots too fast. She also mentioned that after touchdown, the wind lifted the plane and she hit the brakes. After realizing that there was not enough room to stop, she attempted a go-around. The airplane exited the asphalt runway and hit soft soil, causing the nose gear to collapse. The airplane nosed over and came to rest on its back. The student pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63264
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077215
- Airframe hours
- 5,514
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas I. King
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 24, 1995 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- O52 · Yuba City, CA
- Destination
- O15
- Airport
- O15 · Turlock Municipal Airport, runway 12, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 42 total · 42 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SCK, 42 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.