Cessna 150G N4606X

Summary

On 1 June 2005 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N4606X, operated by Joseph Kaulback, was involved in an accident near Willimantic, Connecticut, 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

1 June 2005 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Willimantic, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Windham (IJD)

Coordinates

41.7439, -72.1800

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N4606X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Joseph Kaulback

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Willimantic → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC05CA090

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After takeoff, the student pilot remained in the traffic pattern and intended to practice landings in the tail-wheeled airplane. During the student pilot's first landing attempt, the airplane bounced, and touched down with a "left crab." He attempted to straighten the airplane; however, it departed the left side of the runway and struck a fence. The student pilot reported 40 hours of total flight experience, which included about 30 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. He did not report any mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.