Cessna 150L N5321Q
7 July 1985 · Killeen, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 1985 at about 16:27 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N5321Q was involved in an accident near Killeen, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Killeen, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Killeen Muni (ILE)
- Coordinates
- 31.1108, -97.7296
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N5321Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA279
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRCRAFT AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO START PORPOISING FROM WHICH RECOVERY WAS NOT MADE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BOUNCE UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. IT THEN SLID TO A STOP, RESTING ON THE NOSE SECTION AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150 | Missoula, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1985 | Cessna 150M | McAllen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1985 | Cessna 150L | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | Michael B. Bumgarner | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150J | Dublin, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1985 | Robinson R-22 | Dallas, Texas, United States | W. N. Cope | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna T210N | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Executive Air Charter, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1985 | Rockwell S-2R | Olton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1985 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 134 |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Swearingen SA-26AT | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Cessna 172M | Pearland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |