# Accident 19980414010469A: Cessna 150M, Gainsboro, TN, April 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1998, 13:15 local time
- Place: Gainsboro, TN
- Airport: Jackson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3602° N, 85.6498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3602&lon=-85.6498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704HL-1999-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980414010469A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. PROP HIT RUNWAY. (.4)DURING LANDING FLARE THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 MIA98LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA132), Apr 14, 1998: Cessna 150M (N704HL), Gainesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare during landing.

## Other reports on N704HL (1)

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

- [Accident 19780901028589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901028589A), Sep 1, 1978: Cessna A150K (N704HL), Lake Dallas, TX, Destroyed

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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