CHI96LA297

Factual narrative

On August 14, 1996, at 1400 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 150, N10645, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing on runway 31, at the Columbia Regional Airport, Columbia, Missouri. The student pilot was returning from a solo cross country flight, at the time of the accident. The pilot was uninjured in the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions, and a VFR flight plan had been filed for the flight. The pilot reported on NTSB Form 6120.1/2 that she had aborted the first landing, and this was the second approach for landing. She reported that the airplane was on short final, with 20 degrees of flaps, at 80 knots. She reported the airspeed was excessive, and as the airplane came over the runway full flaps were extended. The pilot reported that after full flaps were extended the airplane stalled, and bounced on the runway. After the bounced landing she put the nose of the airplane down causing the airplane to hit nose wheel first on the runway. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane or the engine. The airplane's nose gear, engine mount, firewall and propeller were all bent in the accident. The student pilot reported that this was the second approach for landing. The pilot reported the airspeed was excessive on final approach, and extended full flaps. After full flaps were extended the airplane stalled, and bounced on the runway. The pilot reported that after the bounced landing she put the nose of the airplane down, causing the airplane to hit nose wheel first on the runway. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12