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Cessna 150F N8900S

22 November 2008 · Trenton, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 November 2008 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8900S was involved in an accident near Trenton, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Trenton, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Tri-County Aereodrome (48TX)
Coordinates
33.4544, -96.3814
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Registration
N8900S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Trenton → Trenton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night
NTSB number
CEN09CA071

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare during landing, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the night light conditions and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A student pilot and flight instructor were performing a night landing to a private grass runway when the airplane landed hard. The airplane's nose gear then collapsed and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest in an inverted position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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