# Accident 19951229042769A: Cessna 150L, Quartzsite, AZ, December 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1995, 10:00 local time
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ
- Airport: Quail Mesa Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6598° N, 114.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6598&lon=-114.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1246Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1246Q-2013-04-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951229042769A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF DIRT RUNWAY BROKE NOSE WHEEL AXLE STRIKING A LOG.

## 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 LAX96LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA088), Dec 29, 1995: Cessna 150L (N1246Q), Quartzite, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgement of his distance and altitude relationship to the runway, which resulted in an undershoot and failure to achieve the proper touchdown point for landing.

## Other reports on N1246Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19920321011809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920321011809I), Mar 21, 1992: Cessna 150L (N1246Q), Burlington/Mt V, WA, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing in crab position. Wingtip hit runway. Aircraft ground looped off runway.

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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