# Accident 19970421012099A: Cessna 150F, Norman, OK, April 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Airport: David Jay Perry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2104° N, 97.4394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2104&lon=-97.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3101X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3101X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 88 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970421012099A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE UNCHECKED. LANDED HARD ON NOSE GEAR. FOLDED IT BACK UNDER THE PLANE. DAMAGED FIREWALL AND BELLY SKIN (-23) THE PILOT ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 31 AT DAVID J. PERRY AIRPORT (OK14) NOTICED THAT THE A/S SHOWED "65 KTS" AND ADDED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE IN AT LEVEL ATTITUDE AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. IMMEDIATELY ON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW97LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA164), Apr 21, 1997: Cessna 150F (N3101X), Norman, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper flare.

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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