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July 17, 1994 · Cessna 150 · N3639V

Alton, IL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 17, 1994
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Alton, IL
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Tail Number
N3639V
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CHI94LA231

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A FULL STOP LANDING AFTER A SERIES OF TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WROTE IN HIS REPORT TO THE NTSB THAT THE STUDENT RELATED TO HIM IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT HE MADE A FULL FLAP APPROACH AND FAILED TO FLARE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, LANDED HARD AGAIN, BOUNCED AGAIN, AND FINALLY LANDED HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

NTSB Probable Cause

the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor associated with the accident is the student pilot's misjudged landing flare.

Full Narrative

On July 17, 1994, about 1424 central daylight time, a Cessna 150 airplane, N3639V, sustained substantial damage during a full stop landing at the St. Louis Regional Airport, Alton, Illinois. The solo student pilot reported no injury. The local, instructional flight operated without flight plan in visual meteorological conditions. The student's flight instructor wrote in his report to the NTSB that the student had completed a series of touch-and-go landings, and was making a final, full stop, full flap landing. The flight instructor said that the student told him immediately after the accident that he failed to flare, the airplane landed hard, bounced, landed hard again, bounced, and finally landed hard on the nosewheel, collapsing the nose gear. No preimpact mechanical anomaly was reported or discovered during the postaccident inspection.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:24 CDT
Nearest AirportSt. Louis Regional (0nm)
Runway29
Runway Length8100 ft
Runway Width50 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 150
Tail NumberN3639V
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-200A · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind320° @ 8 kt
Visibility15 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 4500 ft
Temperature / Dew Point68 F
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time19:25
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data