Brookville Airpark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Brookville, Ohio 45309
Sunday, July 28, 1991 11:15 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS ON THE THIRD LANDING OF HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO, THE FIRST TWO APPROACHES AND LANDINGS WERE UNREMARKABLE. HOWEVER, ON THE THIRD APPROACH, THE STUDENT EXECUTED A STEEPER AND FASTER THAN NORMAL APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND VEERED LEFT OFF OF THE 30 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/28/1991
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1115
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City BROOKVILLE
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 45309
Event Date Year 1991
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport BROOKVILLE AIRPARK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID I62
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1040
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Witness
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 10
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 60
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1720
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 45597
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 10:33AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9247U
NTSB Number NYC91LA192
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 150M
Aircraft Series Identifier 150M
Aircraft Serial Number 15078197
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 23 1991 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 86
Airframe Hours 2761
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name BROOKVILLE AIRPARK
Aircraft Owner Street Address 9386 NATIONAL ROAD
Aircraft Owner City BROOKVILLE
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 45309
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name BROOKVILLE AIRPARK
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 9386 NATIONAL ROAD
Operator City BROOKVILLE
Operator State OH
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 45309
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1100
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9
Runway Length 2500
Runway Width 30
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --