Cessna 150L accident near Levelland, Texas, May 8, 2006
On May 8, 2006 at about 3:40 pm local time, a Cessna 150L, registered N10964, was substantially damaged in an accident near Levelland, Texas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's misjudged landing flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 8, 2006 · about 3:40 pm local time
- Place
- Levelland, Texas
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · all 150Ls on the register
- Registration
- N10964 · no longer on the register · serial 15075173
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The 23-hour student pilot was flying his second solo flight in a tricycle gear single-engine airplane. During the second solo landing of the day, while landing on runway 17, a 6,100-foot long by 75-foot wide asphalt runway, the student pilot misjudged the landing flare and the airplane bounced. The student pilot added that during the recovery from a bounced landing, he inadvertently pushed the yoke forward into a nose-low attitude. The nose landing gear impacted the runway and separated from the airframe. The airplane skidded down runway 17 and subsequently nosed over after departing the edge of the runway. The airplane came to rest in the inverted position in the grass. There was no fire and the pilot was able to egress from the airplane unassisted. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was reported from 180 degrees at 5 knots.
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
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 23 hours in all; 23 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 23 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 14,259 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 2006; 111 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KLLN Levelland TX
- Destination: Levelland TX
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 5 knots
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N10964 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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