NTSB LAX93LA256 — 1993-04-21 · LAKEPORT, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N6566G

Make / Model: CESSNA 150L
Year of manufacture: 1970 · 23 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19700908
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A8A635

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6566G Cessna 150M None

Probable cause & findings

THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAYED FLARE AND IMPROPER BOUNCED LANDING RECOVERY TECHNIQUE WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT PORPOISE AND A COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE STUDENT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO A WRITTEN REPORT FILED BY THE OPERATOR, THE FLIGHT BEGAN AS A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TO LAKEPORT TO ENABLE THE PRIMARY STUDENT TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. AFTER SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO LET THE STUDENT PERFORM HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT AND GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. ON THE FIRST SOLO TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE STUDENT WAS HIGH AND APPARENTLY FLARED LATE, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND A BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE MORE AND THEN COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_LAX93LA256.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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