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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Chandler, AZ · November 7, 1997

Date: November 7, 1997 · 11:40 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Airport: Memorial Airfield Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N66625
Reported as: Cessna 150M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 92 total90 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N66625Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Cessna 150MS/N 15076163 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: private pilot departed ryan field tucson to cochise county (P33) landed at cochise county and departed for some sight seeing on his way to ryan field. Pilot stated he knew he was north of course so he decided to land at the nearest airport for fuel. He made an approach to Chandler memorial (L07) and landed hard on the nose wheel collapsing the nose landing gear. Minor damage. No injuries. Interviewed pilot and he stated he knew he was south of phoenix and north of tucson but wasn't exactly sure of his exact location. He also stated at the time of his landing at Chandler memorial (L07) he did not know what airport he was landing at.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED RYAN FIELD TUCSON TO COCHISE COUNTY (P33) LANDED AT COCHISE COUNTY AND DEPARTED FOR SOME SIGHT SEEING ON HIS WAY TO RYAN FIELD. PILOT STATED HE KNEW HE WAS NORTH OF COURSE SO HE DECIDED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT FOR FUEL. HE MADE AN APPROACH TO CHANDLER MEMORIAL (L07) AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. INTERVIEWED PILOT AND HE STATED HE KNEW HE WAS SOUTH OF PHOENIX AND NORTH OF TUCSON BUT WASN'T EXACTLY SURE OF HIS EXACT LOCATION. HE ALSO STATED AT THE TIME OF HIS LANDING AT CHANDLER MEMORIAL (L07) HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT AIRPORT HE WAS LANDING AT.