# NTSB MIA78DLD72: Cessna 150, N11589, Ft Pierce, FL, August 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1978
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL · FT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLD72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2717  78/8/28    FT PIERCE,FL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1006                    N11589              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST LUCIE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL               RETURN
        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
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PASSENGER PUSHED YOKE FORWARD AFTER BOUNCED LANDING AS PLT ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11589](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11589), registered now, S/N 15075545, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: St Lucie County

## 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 19780828025889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780828025889A), Aug 28, 1978: Cessna 150L, Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Passenger pushed yoke forward after bounced landing as plt attempgo-around.

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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