Cessna 150H N6935S

Summary

On 16 August 1996 at about 17:25 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N6935S, operated by The Pilot Center, was involved in an accident near Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 August 1996 at 17:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Fort Collins/Loveland (FNL)

Coordinates

40.6509, -105.0291

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N6935S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

The Pilot Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA347

Nobody was injured.

improper flare by the pilot, which resulted in a hard landing, and subsequent overload failure of the nosewheel axle and nose gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a local area solo training flight, the student pilot flew to another local airport to conduct a touch-and-go landing. A landing occurred which sheared off the nose landing gear and damaged the propeller. The student, apparently unaware of the damage, then flew to the local practice area, conducted maneuvers for an unknown period of time, and proceeded back to the point of origin for a final landing. During the final landing, further damage was sustained to the remains of the nose landing gear assembly, propeller, and the right outer wing leading edge. Examination of the failed nose landing gear axle bolt revealed the bolt failed in overload.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.