# Incident 19940106001789I: Cessna 150J, Springfield, IL, January 6, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1994, 11:40 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NZSR
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60481, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60481-2011-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940106001789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSE LANDING GEAR AXLE BOLT FAILED ALLOWING THE NOSE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING. ON JANUARY 6, 1994, AT 1140 CDT, A CESSNA 150J, N60481, OPERATED BY LISA K. LEVI, WAS MAKING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT CAPITAL AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, IL WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. INVESTIGATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE AXLE BOLT THAT RETAINS THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK HAD FAILED AT THE HEAD. AN M OR D REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE MECHANIC. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N60481 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920913040509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913040509I), Sep 13, 1992: Cessna 150J (N60481), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Student pilot on a crosscountry flight had fuel exhaustion,forced landing in field.
- [Accident 19871019060129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871019060129A), Oct 19, 1987: Cessna 150J (N60481), Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. A wing struck a fuel truck while taxiing to park. Impact rotated nose of aircraft. The prop hit the fuel truck.

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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