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Cessna 150M N9890J

25 February 2002 · Ormond Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 February 2002 at about 20:35 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N9890J was involved in an accident near Ormond Beach, Florida, 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.

The record

Date
at 20:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Ormond Beach, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Ormond Beach Municipal (OMN)
Coordinates
29.3017, -81.1139
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Registration
N9890J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. Augustine → Ormond Beach
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL02LA053

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper flare and failure to recover from a bounced landing resulting in the subsequent collapse of the nose gear during the landing flare touchdown. A factor contributing to the accident was the student pilot's lack of total experience.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot entered the traffic pattern for landing. The pilot flared too high, bounced, and did not add power in an attempt to recover from the bounced landing resulting in the collapse of the nose gear. The student pilot had recorded as logged 8.5 total hours as pilot-in-command.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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