Accident · 1989-04-01

NTSB case ATL89LA120 · CESSNA 150L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-04-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (N1044Z)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Airborne Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIRBORNE AVIATION, INC.

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF THE LANDING FLARE. THE RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING WAS INADEQUATE AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY.

Source: NTSB case ATL89LA120

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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