# NTSB MIA01LA230: Cessna 150M, N704KK, Ormond Beach, FL, September 5, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 5, 2001, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Ormond Beach, FL - Location: 29.3011° N, 81.1138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORMOND BEACH MUNI (OMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1138&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 6, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 53518 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA01LA230 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53518/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA230 ## Probable cause the student pilot's improper landing flare/touchdown while attempting to make a soft field landing during a supervised solo flight which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The student pilot was performing a soft field landing during a supervised solo flight, and she said that during the landing the aircraft bounced. She said she tried to recover by keeping the nose up, and then putting the nose down, but the aircraft bounced three times, and during the third bounce the nose came down, and the aircraft stopped. The flight instructor stated that he had showed the student soft field landings with both 20 and 40 degrees of flaps, and told her to perform them with 20 degrees of flaps, since he felt that she would not be able to handle the airplane with 40 degrees of flaps. The FAA inspector who conducted the postaccident examination of the aircraft said that during the landing, the landing gear failed, and was bent under the aircraft, bringing it to an abrupt halt. As a result, the firewall was damaged, and the forward fuselage wrinkled. ## Factual narrative On September 5, 2001, about 1900 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N704KK, registered to, and operated by Ormond Beach Aviation Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, made a hard landing at Ormond Beach, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The student pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. The flight originated the same day, about 1855. The pilot in command was a student pilot on a supervised solo flight, and she stated that she had been receiving dual instruction on soft field takeoffs and landings, and after she had been given instruction, her instructor got out of the aircraft and told her to practice them. The student further stated that during her solo flight, as she was performing the soft field landing, the aircraft bounced. She said she tried to recover by keeping the nose up, and then putting the nose down, but the aircraft bounced three times, and during the third bounce the nose of the aircraft came down, and the aircraft stopped. She said she then switched off the master switch and the ignition, and made a radio call to say that the aircraft was on the runway. The flight instructor stated that he showed the student soft field landings with both 20 and 40 degrees of flaps, to show her that the landing should be a normal approach and landing, at a normal airspeed. The instructor further stated that the student's landings had been "okay", and he had her drop him off at the "fuel farm", and sent her on a solo flight to practice soft field takeoffs and landings. He stated that he told her to perform the soft field landings with 20 degrees of flaps, since he felt that she would not be able to handle the airplane with 40 degrees of flaps. According to the FAA inspector who conducted the postaccident examination of the aircraft, during the landing flare/touchdown, the landing gear failed, and was bent under the aircraft, bringing it to an abrupt halt. The inspector stated that as a result, the firewall was damaged, and the forward fuselage was wrinkled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N704KK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704KK-2015-03-12), registration cancelled 2015-03-12, S/N 15078670, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-200A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (registry code 17404, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15078670 - Airframe hours: 11582 - Engines: Teledyne Cont O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ormond Beach Aviation Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 31, 2001, 73 hours before - Departed: OMN, Ormond Beach, FL - Airport: OMN, Ormond Beach Municipal, runway 17, 3,701 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 45 total, 43 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: DAB, 10 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010905029299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010905029299A), Sep 5, 2001: Cessna 150M, Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Student was attempting first landing of 4th supervised solo using 20 degrees of flaps instead of 40 degrees. After touchdown the aircraft began to… ## Other investigations on N704KK (2) 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 MIA99LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA167), Jun 7, 1999: Cessna 150M (N704KK), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind. - [NTSB CHI77DCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DCA03), Apr 14, 1977: Cessna 150M (N704KK), Alton, IL, 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. 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