# Incident 19780718043449I: Cessna 150M, Seneca Falls, NY, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978, 10:45 local time
- Place: Seneca Falls, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9116° N, 76.7971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seneca Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9116&lon=-76.7971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66309-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718043449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT CONTACTED RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE WHEEL, BOUNCED, THEN LET THE NOSE DOWN.

## Other reports on N66309 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790922026689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922026689A), Sep 22, 1979: Cessna 150 (N66309), Waterloo, NY, Substantial damage. Student practiced emergency landing. Failed to execute timely recovery. Stalled aircraft avoiding wires.
- [Accident 19770710018779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770710018779A), Jul 10, 1977: Cessna 150M (N66309), Laconia, NH, Substantial damage. Hit rock in field during forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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