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August 14, 2006 · Cessna 150L · N7255G

Crystal River, FL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 14, 2006
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Crystal River, FL
Aircraft
Cessna 150L
Tail Number
N7255G
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
MIA06CA112

According to the instructor, the winds were light and variable, and after having provided instruction and flown with the student to ensure his readiness, he took a hand-held radio and exited the airplane to supervise the student's first solo flight. The instructor further stated that the student made a good landing, but according to the student, a gust caused the airplane to float up high, and he ballooned. He said the airplane then settled onto the runway surface on the main landing gear and bounced again. According to the instructor, the student did not add power, and on the third bounce the nose of the airplane veered left, and the nose impacted the grass, which collapsed the landing gear and bent the propeller. According the the flight instructor, there were no preaccident anomalies with the airplane or any of its systems.

NTSB Probable Cause

The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Full Narrative

On August 14, 2006, about 0945 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N7255G, registered to, and operated by Crystal Aero Group, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, incurred damage during a bounced landing at Crystal River Airport, Crystal River, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The student pilot was not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in Crystal River, the same day, about 0920. The flight instructor stated that he was supervising during the student pilot's first solo flight, and at the time of the flight the winds were light and variable. According to the instructor, after having provided instruction and flown with the student to ensure his readiness, he took a hand-held radio and exited the airplane to supervise the student's first solo flight. The instructor further stated that the student made a good landing, but according to the student, a gust caused the airplane to float up high, and he ballooned. He said the airplane then settled onto the runway surface on the main landing gear and bounced again. According to the instructor, the student did not add power, and on the third bounce the nose of the airplane veered left, and the nose impacted the grass, which collapsed the landing gear and bent the propeller. According the the flight instructor, there were no preaccident anomalies with the airplane or any of its systems.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time09:45 EDT
Nearest AirportCrystal River (0nm)
Runway09
Runway Length4555 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 150L
Tail NumberN7255G
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsTeledyne Continental · O-200 · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 23 · Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind30° @ 3 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Altimeter30.05 inHg
Observation Time13:55
Weather SourceWFAC

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