# Accident 19981106039249A: Cessna 150L, Winnsboro, SC, November 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1998, 16:45 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, SC
- Airport: Fairfield County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3709° N, 81.0810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3709&lon=-81.0810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330JC-2015-05-15) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981106039249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUCTURE, ENGINE MOUNTS AND ENGINE FIRE WALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE EXAMINED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE FAR'S. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. STUDENT RETURNED TO INSTRUCTOR FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING. STATEMENT TAKE BY IIC ON THE SCENE, ROBERT W SWITTER. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT DEPARTED AND PROCEEDED TO THE LOCAL TRAINING AREA. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WHERE HE STARTED A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, ON THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO APPROACH HE REPORTEDLY OBSERVED SEVERAL DOGS NEAR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.  BELIEVING THAT HE WOULD HIT THE DOGS ON THE RUNWAY, THE STUDENT APPLIED ENGINE POWER A PULLED BACK QUICKLY ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED.  ACCORDING TO THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR, THE AIRPLANE PORPOISE ON THE ACCIDENT LANDING AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE FBO COMMENTED THAT THE PILOT MADE A 'BAD LANDING.' THE FBO STATED THAT TWO OTHER PILOTS ALSO OBSERVED THE LANDING AND MADE  SIMILAR COMMENTS C ONCERNING THE LANDING. THEY ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO DOGS OBSERVED ON OR NEAR THE RUNWAY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT REPORT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ATL99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA022), Nov 6, 1998: Cessna 150 (N330JC), Winnsboro, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in overload damage to the nose wheel assembly.

## Other reports on N330JC (1)

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

- [Accident 20000527007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000527007419A), May 27, 2000: Cessna 150L (N330JC), Milledgville, GA, No damage. (-23) Pilot states that after taking on 22.3 gallons of fuel at mlj, attempted take off and aircraft seemed to be heavy to gain enough altitude to climb above…

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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