19981209033189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150F · Fulton, NY · December 9, 1998

Date: December 9, 1998
Place: Fulton, NY
Airport: Oswego County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8224F
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N8224FRegistered now · Cessna 150FS/N 15064324 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was practicing touch and go landings when the acft encountered a cross wind on landing. (-5) on 12/09/98, a solo student pilot was practicing take offs and landings in CE-150F, N8224F, s/n 150-64324 on runway 24 at Fulton county airport, Oswego, NY (fzy). On his last landing, he was caught by an unexpected gust and made a hard landing collapsing the nose wheel strut. Weather was VMC, wind (1 hour prior to incident) 280/08, (1 hr after the incident) 290-310/10G18. This inspector interviewed Mr. Zellar's flight instructor and determined the following: the instructor has a well established record as a CFI. Mr. Zellar's training was proper and thorough. Mr. Zellar's hard landing was due to a combination of minimal experience and adverse wind conditions. This inspector believes that this incident was an aberration and not indicative of any shortcoming on the part of the instructor or training program. No further action is indicated. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSS WIND ON LANDING. (-5) ON 12/09/98, A SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS IN CE-150F, N8224F, S/N 150-64324 ON RUNWAY 24 AT FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT, OSWEGO, NY (FZY). ON HIS LAST LANDING, HE WAS CAUGHT BY AN UNEXPECTED GUST AND MADE A HARD LANDING COLLAPSING THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT. WEATHER WAS VMC, WIND (1 HOUR PRIOR TO INCIDENT) 280/08, (1 HR AFTER THE INCIDENT) 290-310/10G18. THIS INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED MR. ZELLAR'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DETERMINED THE FOLLOWING: THE INSTRUCTOR HAS A WELL ESTABLISHED RECORD AS A CFI. MR. ZELLAR'S TRAINING WAS PROPER AND THOROUGH. MR. ZELLAR'S HARD LANDING WAS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF MINIMAL EXPERIENCE AND ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS. THIS INSPECTOR BELIEVES THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS AN ABERRATION AND NOT INDICATIVE OF ANY SHORTCOMING ON THE PART OF THE INSTRUCTOR OR TRAINING PROGRAM. NO FURTHER ACTION IS INDICATED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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