- Date
- May 16, 1973
- Place
- Rolla, MO · ROLLA, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N51120Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730516010519A
- Case key
- 190416
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1365 73/5/16 ROLLA,MO CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N51120 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 4011 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1854 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROLLA DOWNTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROLLA,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 315 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 12 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- USING END OF RWY FOR SPOT LDG.ENCTRD DWNDFTS,UN CK DSCNT.TOUCHED DWN 4 FT SHORT OF RWY,HIT LIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51120
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rolla Downtown
N51120Registration cancelled Jul 9, 2001 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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Other investigations on N51120 · 1
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