Cessna 150 accident near Sand Springs, Oklahoma, March 10, 2007
On March 10, 2007 at about 10:10 pm local time, a Cessna 150, registered N11341, was substantially damaged in an accident near Sand Springs, Oklahoma (William R. Pogue Municipal Air airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's 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
- March 10, 2007 · about 10:10 pm local time
- Place
- Sand Springs, Oklahoma · William R. Pogue Municipal Air
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · all 150s on the register
- Registration
- N11341 · no longer on the register · serial 15075337
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The 2,000-hour private pilot landed hard and lost control of the single-engine airplane while landing on a 5,800-feet long by 100-feet wide asphalt runway. The pilot reported that he planned a local flight and elected to return to the airport after he climbed to approximately 1,000 feet above the ground. The pilot reported that prior to his departure, he noticed that the left seat would not slide forward, thus he was unable to adjust the seat. During the landing, the airplane's nose gear tire touched down first and the airplane bounced once before the nose gear impacted the ground a second time and collapsed. The airplane came to rest in the upright position on the left side of the runway. The engine firewall was buckled and the left wing tip was damaged. The pilot's medical certificate was denied in September 2006 due to heart problems. At 1753, a weather reporting station located 10 miles east from the accident site, was reporting wind from 090 degrees at 9 knots and 10 statute miles visibility.
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: private
- Flight time: 2,000 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 1 in the last 90 days
- Last flight review: July 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,645 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OF8 Sand Springs OK at 10:05 pm
- Destination: OF8 Sand Springs OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 5,800 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 30.11 inHg
- Observation at 10:53 pm from TUL, 10 miles away
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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