Cessna 150 N31ER

Summary

On 25 January 2020 at about 19:35 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N31ER, operated by Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ Inc, was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, 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.

Date

25 January 2020 at 19:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Prescott Rgnl - Ernest A Love (PRC)

Coordinates

34.6528, -112.4211

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N31ER

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prescott → Prescott

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA084

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper approach and landing flare, which resulted in a stall and a subsequent hard, bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the descent for a touch-and-go landing, the airplane was not descending, and he noticed that the airplane was high on the approach. The pilot trimmed the airplane for a more nose-down attitude and extended the flaps to 40°. Throughout the descent, the pilot had a difficult time controlling the airplane as it encountered updrafts and a tailwind. After passing the touchdown point on the runway, the airplane stalled, landed hard, and bounced several times. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount assembly. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.