MIA73FKT87

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Pompano Beach, FL · April 26, 1973

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1973
Place
Pompano Beach, FL · POMPANO BEACH, FL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6939GCessna 150L
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730426018079A
Case key
190059

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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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3-2036  73/4/26    POMPANO BEACH,FLA   CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 0826                    N6939G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POMPANO AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMPANO BEACH,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED ON INITIAL T/D.PLT INITIATED GO-AROUND,ACFT CONT TO PORPOISE,HIT GND NOSE DWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6939G
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pompano Air Park

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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.