18.3333° N, 65.6576° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fajardo, PR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 29, 1981 · 17:55 local
Place
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Airport
Fajardo
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8470G
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23 total23 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot failed to flare high enough on landing. Nose wheel hit first and collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO FLARE HIGH ENOUGH ON LANDING. NOSE WHEEL HIT FIRST AND COLLAPSED.