# NTSB MIA84LA237: Cessna 150, N704XH, Ft. Pierce, FL, August 23, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 23, 1984, 08:55 local (12:55 UTC)
- Place: 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84LA237
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31182/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA237

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT ON FIRST SOLO FLT MISJUDGED HIS ALT AND LANDED THE ACFT ABOUT 30 FT SHORT OF THE RWY IN THE GRASS. THIS WAS HIS INSTRUCTORS ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N704XH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078952
- Airframe hours: 3106
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Custom Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner: J. M. Laboratories, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 30, 1984, 26 hours before
- Airport: St Lucie City, runway 36, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 9 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: VRB, 11 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 19840823049759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840823049759A), Aug 23, 1984: Cessna 150M, Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot landed 30 feet short of the runway threshold. Poor preparation by instructor. Instructor reexamined.

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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