# NTSB MIA96LA104: Cessna 150F, N6679F, Ocala, FL, March 24, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 24, 1996, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD (OCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2241&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96LA104
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37996/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA104

## Probable cause

the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind during the landing flare.

## Sequence of events

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

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - weather condition - gusts
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

During the landing flare the flight encountered a wind gust from the left and the left wing raised up. The right wing contacted the runway. The student pilot continued the landing and taxied to the parking ramp.

## Factual narrative

On March 24, 1996, about 1000 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150F, N6679F, registered to an individual and operated by Tom McGhee Aircraft, was damaged during landing at Ocala Regional Airport, Ocala, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the student-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Winter Haven, Florida, the same day about 0900.

The student pilot stated that he was on a solo cross-country flight. The Ocala unicom operator reported the winds were from 120 degrees at 6 knots gusting to 10 and that runway 18 was active. During the landing flare on runway 18 the left wing began to lift up and the right wing tip hit the runway. He continued the landing and taxied to the ramp where he observed the damage. When he arrived at the ramp the wind was now at 090 degrees at 8-10 knots gusting to 20.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6679F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6679F-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 15063279, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15063279
- Airframe hours: 4000
- Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Tom Mcghee Aircraft
- Registered owner: William H. Travis
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 7, 1996, 57 hours before
- Departed: GIF, WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Destination: OCF
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: OCF, Ocala Regional, runway 18, 6,906 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 7 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GNV, 32 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 19960324005049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960324005049A), Mar 24, 1996: Cessna 150F, Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. Downwind wing hit runway landing in gusty crosswind. Taxied to ramp. Excessive crosswind for student and plane.

## Other investigations on N6679F (3)

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.

- [NTSB MIA99LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA021), Oct 31, 1998: Cessna 150F (N6679F), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and ground loop.
- [NTSB ATL97LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA040), Feb 9, 1997: Cessna 150F (N6679F), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadvertent movement of the mixture control to idle cut-off during the approach to land, which resulted in engine shut-down, and the student's failure to follow emergency…
- [NTSB MIA72DLG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG31), Mar 15, 1972: Cessna 150 (N6679F), Pelzer, SC, substantial damage

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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