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FAA incident report · Cessna 150J · Eureka, NV · August 16, 2008

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Date
August 16, 2008 · 09:15 local
Place
Eureka, NV
Airport
Eureka
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N151GW
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental O200*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N151GWRegistered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15070186Airframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During a telephone interview conducted on 8-22-2008 with the student pilot who stated he was too fast for the approach, the pilot attempting to complete the touchdown, allowed the approach angle to become too steep resulting in the nose wheel contacting the ground. The nose tire assembly then separated from the fork damaging the remaining strut assembly. The aircraft then pitched forward causing the propeller and right wing tip to contact the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON 8-22-2008 WITH THE STUDENT PILOT WHO STATED HE WAS TOO FAST FOR THE APPROACH, THE PILOT ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE THE TOUCHDOWN, ALLOWED THE APPROACH ANGLE TO BECOME TOO STEEP RESULTING IN THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE NOSE TIRE ASSEMBLY THEN SEPARATED FROM THE FORK DAMAGING THE REMAINING STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED FORWARD CAUSING THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND.

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