# Accident 19920521015569A: Cessna 150K, South Bend, IN, May 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1992, 19:04 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7197° N, 86.3297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7197&lon=-86.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6349G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6349G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920521015569A

## Narrative

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

APPROACH WAS HIGH AND FAST. LANDED ON NOSE WHEEL AND SHEARED IT OFF.

## 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 CHI92LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA157), May 22, 1992: Cessna 150 (N6349G), South Bend, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N6349G (2)

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

- [Incident 20110904021119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110904021119I), Sep 4, 2011: Cessna 150K (N6349G), Royal Oak, MI, No damage. While conducting banner tow operations over Royal Oak, MI, the safety link broke causing the banner sign to depart the aircraft. The sign struck power lines…
- [Incident 19780829038269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829038269I), Aug 29, 1978: Cessna 150 (N6349G), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Student practicing touch and goes landed on nose gear. It collapsed.

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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