# Accident 19820509014219A: Cessna A150L, Greensboro, NC, May 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1982, 19:30 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: May
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0004° N, 79.7606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0004&lon=-79.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5938J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5938J-2013-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 207 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820509014219A

## Narrative

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

LANDED 20 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY, SHEARED NOSE GEAR ON A DITCH. AIRPLANE SLID ONTO RUNWAY AND BURNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82DA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA128), May 9, 1982: Cessna A150L (N5938J), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage

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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