Cessna 150M accident near Jeffersonville, Indiana, May 27, 1993
On May 27, 1993 at about 2:10 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N3109V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jeffersonville, Indiana (Clark County Airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION AND FAILURE TO ASSURE RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE STUDENT PILOT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 27, 1993 · about 2:10 pm local time
- Place
- Jeffersonville, Indiana · Clark County Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N3109V · no longer on the register · serial 15076386
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 488 hours in all; 60 in this make and model; 83 in the last 90 days; 28 in the last 30 days; 428 as pilot in command; 195 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,146 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 19, 1992; 52 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 5,500 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: ovct at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:50 pm from SDF, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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