19881001042729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Winchester, VA · October 1, 1988

Date
October 1, 1988 · 15:15 local
Place
Winchester, VA
Airport
Winchester Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N63444
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
49 total49 in this make and model10 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.

Turbulence on final. Came in steep,flared too late and landed nose low. Nose gear collapsed and prop struck ground.

As the FAA filed it

TURBULENCE ON FINAL. CAME IN STEEP,FLARED TOO LATE AND LANDED NOSE LOW.NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROP STRUCK GROUND.