# Accident 19990331002869A: Cessna 150G, Leonardtown, MD, March 31, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Airport: St Marys County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2894° N, 76.6390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2894&lon=-76.6390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8524J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8524J-1999-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990331002869A

## Narrative

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

ACFT PORPOISED ON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND A FUEL LINE BROKE AND LEAKED RESULTING IN A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE ACFT. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)STUDENT PILOT MISJUDGED FLARE, AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, PROPLLER STRUCK RUNWAY.  NOSEGEAR COLLAPSE FUEL LINE TO BREAK AT GASCOLATOR LEAKING FUEL ONTO HOT EXHAUST AND SPARKS FROM RUNWAY FRICTION.  AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA084), Mar 31, 1999: Cessna 150 (N8524J), Leonardtown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a crosswind 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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