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FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Oregon City, OR · July 7, 1998

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Date
July 7, 1998 · 16:01 local
Place
Oregon City, OR
Airport
Neilson Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6417T
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA98LA129
Reported as
Cessna 150
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
855 total792 in this make and model
N6417TRegistered now · Cessna 150S/N 17817Airframe modelCessna 150Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4)The pilot stated that he arrived in the vicinity of his airstrip and elected to make an approach from the east. He stated that 'he established on the glide slope and made a stable descent. To ensure clearing a fence that had been erected at the very edge of the airstrip that penetrates approximately 4 feet into the 20 to 1 glide slope I held power a couple of seconds longer than usual. Just at the point of touchdown I withdrew the flaps and had landed hard on the main wheels and had a rise of 3 to 4 feet. The second contact was also on the mains with less rise-approx[imately] 2 feet. Final contact with the ground was on the nose gear. At that time the aircraft was moving very slowly and the nosewheel did not collapse quickly-rather it gently folded under the plane and the plane stopped forward motion in approx[imately] 10 feet.' The pilot noted that he had made over 950 landings at the airstrip in twenty years. (-23)it appears pilot had a hard landing, porpoised, and then hit the propeller and tore the gear off.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ARRIVED IN THE VICINITY OF HIS AIRSTRIP AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN APPROACH FROM THE EAST. HE STATED THAT 'HE ESTABLISHED ON THE GLIDE SLOPE AND MADE A STABLE DESCENT. TO ENSURE CLEARING A FENCE THAT HAD BEEN ERECTED AT THE VERY EDGE OF THE AIRSTRIP THAT PENETRATES APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET INTO THE 20 TO 1 GLIDE SLOPE I HELD POWER A COUPLE OF SECONDS LONGER THAN USUAL. JUST AT THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN I WITHDREW THE FLAPS AND HAD LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND HAD A RISE OF 3 TO 4 FEET. THE SECOND CONTACT WAS ALSO ON THE MAINS WITH LESS RISE-APPROX[IMATELY] 2 FEET. FINAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND WAS ON THE NOSE GEAR. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY AND THE NOSEWHEEL DID NOT COLLAPSE QUICKLY-RATHER IT GENTLY FOLDED UNDER THE PLANE AND THE PLANE STOPPED FORWARD MOTION IN APPROX[IMATELY] 10 FEET.' THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE HAD MADE OVER 950 LANDINGS AT THE AIRSTRIP IN TWENTY YEARS. (-23)IT APPEARS PILOT HAD A HARD LANDING, PORPOISED, AND THEN HIT THE PROPELLER AND TORE THE GEAR OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA98LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOregon City, ORThe pilot's improper flare.Jul 7, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6417T · 1

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

Incident 20090205000789ICruise/Level Flight · Wilsonville, ORDuring cruise pilot felt and heard explosion from engine. Pilot made immediate emergency landing in open field. No injuries or airframe damage was reported. Investigation revealed approximate 4 inch by 6 inch hole in top of engine case with lower half of #2…Feb 5, 2009 · Minor damage