NTSB CHI92LA157 — 1992-05-21 · SOUTH BEND, Indiana, United States

Current FAA registration · N6349G

Make / Model: CESSNA 150K
Year of manufacture: 1970 · 22 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20020326
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A85032

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6349G Cessna 150 None

Probable cause & findings

IMPROPER AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY THE PILOT.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT PRACTICING PATTERN WORK. HIS LANDING APPROACH WAS HIGH AND FAST, AND HE DOVE THE AIRCRAFT AT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL, SHEARING IT OFF, AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA157.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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