NYC71DNE45

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150D · Pittsville, MA · June 23, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 23, 1971
Place
Pittsville, MA · PITTSVILLE, MA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4362UCessna 150D
Status
Completed · report February 22, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161813

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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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3-2239  71/6/23    PITTSVILLE,MASS     CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1836                    N4362U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSVILLE,MASS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT MADE HRD LDG,BOUNCED,HELD HIGH ATT,STALLED AND FINALLY GRND LOOPED ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4362U
Reported as
Cessna 150D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pittsfield

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.