MIA87LA245

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Morriston, FL · September 11, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 11, 1987, 09:20 local (13:20 UTC)
Place
Morriston, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N714BNCessna 150M
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870911051759A
Case key
31963

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

Drg a lndg on the student plt's 3rd solo flt, the acft ballooned after it touched down. The student stated that she failed to add power & the stall warning horn sounded. The acft then touched down hard & the nose gear failed.

Aircraft

Registration
N714BN
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15079051
Airframe hours
22,302
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Crosswind Aviation Corp.
Registered owner
Crosswind Aviation Corp.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · May 9, 1987 · 69 hours before
Airport
FL19 · Crosswind Farm, runway 36, 3,900 × 65 ft, grass/turf

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
63
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
70 total · 44 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
4 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
10,000 ft broken
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 73 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
GNV, 28 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.