# Incident 19810216012289I: Cessna 150, King City, CA, February 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1981, 13:10 local time
- Place: King City, CA
- Airport: Mesa Del Rey
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2286° N, 121.1213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MESA DEL REY (KIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2286&lon=-121.1213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2869V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2869V-1994-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 44 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810216012289I

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING DUE TO GUST CAUSED NOSE PITCH UP. BROKE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGED PROPELLOR.

## Other reports on N2869V (1)

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

- [Accident 19920322010529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322010529A), Mar 22, 1992: Cessna 150M (N2869V), San Andreas, CA, Substantial damage. Student too high on simulated forced landing to dirt strip. CFI took over,engine did not develop power, crashed.

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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