# NTSB MIA75DLD16: Cessna 150, N22559, Avon Park, FL, September 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1974
- Place: Avon Park, FL · AVON PARK, FL
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&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 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3230  74/9/15    AVON PARK,FLA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N22559              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AVON PARK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AVON PARK,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BOUNCED LNDG PLT PUSHED NOSE FWD HIT ON NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22559](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22559-2018-03-22), registration cancelled 2018-03-22, S/N 15068361, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Avon Park Muni

## 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 19740915034889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915034889A), Sep 15, 1974: Cessna 150H, Avon Park, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced lndg plt pushed nose fwd hit on nose gr.

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.

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