# Accident 19980822037139A: Cessna 150L, Cumberland, MD, August 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cumberland, MD
- Airport: Cumberland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XUMA
- Location: 39.6492° N, 78.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6492&lon=-78.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7513G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7513G-1999-07-27) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 151 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822037139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD PERFORMED THREE TOUCH AND GOES AT CBE WITH NO PROBLEMS, DURING THE FOURTH LANDING AT CBE ON RUNWAY 23 AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1400 LOCAL ON AUGUST 22, 1998. (.4) JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRPLANE TO HIGH, CONTACTING THE RUNWAY HARD ON ALL THREE TIRES. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE.  BEFORE POWER WAS ADDED TO RECOVER FROM THE PORPOISE, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AGAIN, NOSE FIRST.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD98LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA098), Aug 22, 1998: Cessna 150L (N7513G), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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