# Accident 19911018050809A: Cessna 150L, Sanford, ME, October 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3938° N, 70.7080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3938&lon=-70.7080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6544G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6544G-2022-08-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 44 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911018050809A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. BOLT HAD BROKEN DUE FATIGUE. WHEEL COCKED IN FORK. FORK HIT RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA015), Oct 18, 1991: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE WHEEL THROUGH BOLT AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE CRACKING.

## Other reports on N6544G (4)

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

- [Accident 20210330021939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210330021939A), Mar 30, 2021: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Hardwick Twp., NJ, Substantial damage. Large quantity of water was in fuel tanks. Water was not detected in gascolator or when sumps were drained prior to flight. Engine was started and run at…
- [Accident 19920215004601A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215004601A), Feb 15, 1992: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Sanford, ME, Substantial damage. Turning onto runway for takeoff was struck by N64147 that was back taxiing on runway and failed to note traffic.
- [Incident 19890530029389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530029389I), May 30, 1989: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Woodruff, SC. Experienced total loss of engine power. Landed in a field. Cause determined to be contaminated fuel.
- [Incident 19790911035099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790911035099I), Sep 11, 1979: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Sikeston, MO, Minor damage. Student pilot on solo crosscountry lost navaid signal. Became lost, made precautionary landing in field. Overshoot.

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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