NYC69D0241

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Matamoras, PA · September 24, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 24, 1968
Place
Matamoras, PA · MATAMORAS, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N23272Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107549

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4097  68/9/24    MATAMORAS,PA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N23272              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DERVEND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT MISUSED BRAKES ON SECOND BOUNCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N23272
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dervend

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.