- Date
- February 6, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Leonardtown, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N50308Cessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840206002269A
- Case key
- 35498
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Analysis
The student plt was on his 1st supervised solo flt. During a landing, the acft encountered a x-wind & was blown off the centerline of the rwy. The student added power to go around. However, he said that he failed to lower the nose & the acft stalled. During impact, the nose gear collapsed & the prop & wing tips were damaged. The student reported the wind was from 330 deg at 10 gusting 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50308
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- St. Mary'S Aero
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Leonardtown, MD
- Airport
- 2W6 · St. Mary'S, runway 29, 3,250 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12 total · 12 in this make and model · 12 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N50308 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.