# Incident 19820408028039I: Cessna 150L, Waterford, CT, April 8, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1982, 17:50 local time
- Place: Waterford, CT
- Airport: Waterford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3463° N, 72.1293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3463&lon=-72.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11234, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820408028039I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE ON LANDING. BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N11234 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830517025399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830517025399A), May 17, 1983: Cessna 150L (N11234), Waterford, CT, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff and aircraft crashed during forced landing. There was no fuel in tanks.

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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