# Accident 19860226007279A: Cessna 150L, Watford City, ND, February 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Watford City, ND
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7991° N, 103.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7991&lon=-103.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16210, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16210) (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: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860226007279A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING IN GUSTY WIND, THEN HIT HARD ON NOSE GEAR. BENT NOSE GEAR, DAMAGED THE PROPELLER AND COWLING.

## 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 DEN86LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA084), Feb 27, 1986: Cessna 150L (N16210), Watford City, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16210 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790128002749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128002749I), Jan 28, 1979: Cessna 150L (N16210), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Student pilot hit a snow drift during takeoff. Lost directional control.
- [Accident 19761229038839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761229038839A), Dec 29, 1976: Cessna 150L (N16210), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Became apprehensive drg practice ldgs.

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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