- Date
- August 4, 1987, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Atchison, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N714MBCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870804043369A
- Case key
- 34428
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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.
Analysis
The solo student pilot was practicing touch and go landings. The pilot stated he had successfully performed 2 landings. On the third landing the aircraft touched down to the left of the runway's centerline, veered right and off the runway. Investigation revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions/failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714MB
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079272
- Airframe hours
- 3,115
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Trailwinds Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Trailwinds Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1987
- Airport
- K59 · Amelia Earhart, runway 34, 3,000 × 48 ft, asphalt
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 20 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.