NYC72DKM09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Indian Trail, NC · October 17, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 17, 1971
Place
Indian Trail, NC · INDIAN TRAIL, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6801GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163905

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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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3-3442  71/10/17   INDIAN TRAIL,NC     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N6801G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOOSE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIAN TRAIL,NC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED ON LDG,PLT ATMTD GOARND,LOST DRCTNL CTL,LDG GR HIT FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6801G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Goose Creek

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.