# Accident 20020918028299A: Cessna 150G, Dodge Center, MN, September 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2002, 19:00 local time
- Place: Dodge Center, MN
- Airport: Dodge Center Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0181° N, 92.8314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0181&lon=-92.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2870S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870S-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020918028299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INTENDED TO REFRESH SKILL IN SHORT-FIELD/SOFT-FIELD/ROUGH-FIELD TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS. TOUCHDOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY 10" SHORT OF REQUIREMENT. NOSEWHEEL IMPALED ITSELF IN A SLIGHT RISE OF TURF RUNWAY ABOVE SURROUNDING BEANFIELD. NOSEGEAR IMPACTED INTO COWL AND AIRCRAFT SLID ALONG THE TURF FOR 96 FEET, FLIPPED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

## 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 CHI02CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA287), Sep 18, 2002: Cessna 150G (N2870S), Dodge Center, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance resulting in an undershoot of the runway.

## Other reports on N2870S (2)

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

- [Accident 20110823017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110823017899A), Aug 23, 2011: Cessna 150G (N2870S), Cavanaugh Bay, ID, Substantial damage. Witnesses observed the aircraft approach the Cavanaugh Bay airstrip. A witness indicated that he believed the aircraft was slow on final approach. Near the…
- [Incident 19880419017069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880419017069I), Apr 19, 1988: Cessna 150G (N2870S), Gordon, NE, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Flared late on his level off.

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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