Cessna 150M N8634U
17 May 2015 · Wellington, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 May 2015 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N8634U, operated by Steve Hurst, was involved in an accident near Wellington, Kansas, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wellington, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wellington Muni (EGT)
- Coordinates
- 37.3289, -97.3883
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N8634U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1976
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Steve Hurst
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wichita → Wellington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA077
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare and loss of control which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that about 6 inches off the ground he initiated a go-around and the airplane yawed to the left. He stated that he landed nose wheel first "hard" off the runway, the airplane slide forward and the airplane's nose wheel impacted the edge of the concrete taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 10,427 records for this type
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