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MIA98LA132

1998-04-14 · GAINESBORO, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1A7

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot's improper flare during landing.

Factual narrative

On April 14, 1998, about 1315 central daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N704HL, registered to an individual, was damaged during a hard landing at Jackson County Airport, Gainesboro, Tennessee, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the student-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Livingston, Tennessee, the same day, about 1200. The pilot stated that during landing flare for a touch-and-go landing the aircraft porpoised. The aircraft then landed hard on the nose landing gear, causing it to collapse and the propeller to strike the runway. The aircraft then slid to a stop on the runway. During landing flare the aircraft porpoised and landed hard on the nose landing gear causing it to collapse. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1998_MIA98LA132.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.