CHI93LA189

Factual narrative

On May 27, 1993, at 1010 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3109V, sustained substantial damage when the student pilot made a hard landing at the Clark County Airport, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Neither the certified flight instructor, nor the student pilot were injured. The instructional flight originated at the Clark County Airport at 0830. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The student pilot was practicing short field takeoffs and landing. He stated: "On the fourth landing, the aircraft experienced a hard landing causing it to bounce, which was followed by a second bounce which was greater, and caused the aircraft to gain altitude." The flight instructor took control of the airplane and landed. THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING SHORT FIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. ON THE FOURTH LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED A SECOND TIME, HIGHER THAN THE FIRST BOUNCE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND COMPLETED THE LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12