# NTSB NYC91LA192: Cessna 150M, N9247U, Brookville, OH, July 28, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1991, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Brookville, OH
- Coordinates: 39.829124, -84.410102 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8291&lon=-84.4101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91LA192
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36975/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA192

## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS ON THE THIRD LANDING OF HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO, THE FIRST TWO APPROACHES AND LANDINGS WERE UNREMARKABLE.  HOWEVER, ON THE THIRD APPROACH, THE STUDENT EXECUTED A STEEPER AND FASTER THAN NORMAL APPROACH.  THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND VEERED LEFT OFF OF THE 30 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9247U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9247U-1999-06-16), registration cancelled 1999-06-16, S/N 15078197 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078197
- Airframe hours: 2761
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Brookville Airpark
- Registered owner: Brookville Airpark
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 23, 1991, 86 hours before
- Airport: I62, Brookville Airpark, runway 9, 2,500 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 11 total, 9 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910728030539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030539A), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna 150M, Brookville, OH, Substantial damage. On third landing of first solo bounced,veered off runway. Nose gear dug in. Aircraft flipped over.

## Other investigations on N9247U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW94LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA302), Sep 19, 1994: Cessna 150M (N9247U), Houston, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE GO AROUND.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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