COLUMBUS, OH, USA
N60026
CESSNA 150J
THE AIRPLANE WS IN THE INITIAL CLIMB PHASE OF A TOUCH AND GO LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE DOWNWIND AND LANDED BACK AT THE AIRPORT. THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 10 KNOTS. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT SAID, '...I THEN PUSHED THE CONTROLS FOREWARD TO NOSE THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND SO AS TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A BUILDING.' THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: A DOWNWIND LANDING, AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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