WASH COURTHOUSE, OH, USA
N6172K
CESSNA 150
DURING A X-COUNTRY FLT, THE STUDENT PLT ENTERED TRAFFIC FOR RWY 22 AT AN INTERMEDIATE ARPT. THE WIND IN THE AREA WAS RPRTD TO BE FROM 060 DEG AT 10 KTS. HE RPRTD THAT ON FINAL APCH, THE ACFT WAS HIGH & THAT HE EXTENDED FULL FLAPS WHEN HE SAW HE 'HAD THE RUNWAY MADE.' ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE ACFT WAS FLARED HIGH, THEN IT PITCHED NOSE DOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY.
IMPROPER FLARE BY THE STUDENT PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE STUDENT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY, AND THE TAILWIND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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