Cessna 150 N6368K
28 July 2017 · McKinney, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 2017 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6368K was involved in an accident near McKinney, Texas, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McKinney, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- McKinney National (TKI)
- Coordinates
- 33.1811, -96.5886
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N6368K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1975
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McKinney → McKinney
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA455
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in bounced landing and the collapse of the nose landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane bounced. She added that, upon the second touchdown, the airplane landed on the nose landing gear, and it collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2017 | Cessna 150J | Argyle, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 20 Sep 2017 | Cessna 150G | Rhine, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 20 Sep 2017 | Cessna 150 | Siler City, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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