N8000S

Substantial
None

CESSNA 150FS/N: 15061600

Accident Details

Date
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
NTSB Number
CEN13CA087
Location
Red Oak, IA
Event ID
20121203X43852
Coordinates
41.010833, -95.258613
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
Highest Injury
None
Fatalities
0
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
1
Total Aboard
1

Probable Cause and Findings

The loss of control while landing due to the solo student pilot's delay to execute a go-around and his improper control inputs during a bounced landing.

Aircraft Information

Registration
N8000S
Make
CESSNA
Serial Number
15061600
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Year Built
1965
Model / ICAO
150FC150
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
No. of Engines
1

Registered Owner (Historical)

Name
CALL ONE INC
Address
218 N 16TH ST
Status
Deregistered
City
CLARINDA
State / Zip Code
IA 51632-1604
Country
United States

Analysis

The student pilot was on the third leg of a VFR solo cross country flight. His intent was to do a touch-and-go landing and then return to his initial departure airport. During his first and second approaches, he executed go-around maneuvers due to what he described as turbulence when the airplane came into ground effect. During the third approach, he landed to the left of centerline and the airplane began to skid to the left. The student pilot stated that he applied the wrong rudder correction and the airplane went off the runway. He added power to try to pull up and the right wing stalled. The left wing hit the ground and the airplane came to rest nose down in a bean field adjacent to the runway. Both wings sustained substantial damage. The student pilot had a total of 25 flight hours in the airplane, with 4.2 hours as pilot-in-command (solo). The wind was calm at the time of the accident. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction or abnormalities.

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN13CA087