Cessna 150M N6252K

Summary

On 8 October 2007 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N6252K, operated by Reigle Aviation, was involved in an accident near Palmyra, Pennsylvania, 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

8 October 2007 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmyra, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Reigle Airport (58N)

Coordinates

40.2908, -76.5847

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N6252K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Reigle Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Myerstown → Palmyra

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA010

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the CFI's failure to take remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot of the Cessna 150M completed at least three touch-and-go circuits at another airport before returning to the accident airport. The airplane flew the complete left hand traffic pattern, and the pilots intended to make a full stop landing on runway 31, a 1,950-foot-long, 40-feet wide, asphalt runway. The flaps were set to the maximum extension of 40 degrees. According to the CFI, the airspeed was "a little high" on the final approach leg. The airplane floated, touched down "hard," and then bounced back into the air. The airplane touched down a second time, exited the runway to the left, and struck a cornfield located approximately 150 feet from the runway edge. On impact with the cornfield, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. Both pilots were uninjured, and exited through the window on the right (co-pilot) side of the airplane. The recorded weather at an airport approximately 12 miles east of the accident site, about the time of the accident, showed winds from 260 to 280 degrees, at 5 to 7 knots. The temperature was approximately 31 degrees Celsius, with a dew point of 18 degrees Celsius. The CFI had approximately 720 hours of total flight experience, and the student pilot had approximately 30 hours of total flight experience. After the accident, the CFI reported that the accident could probably have been avoided if a go-around had been initiated early in the sequence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.