# Incident 20080816848659I: Cessna 150J, Eureka, NV, August 16, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2008, 09:15 local time
- Place: Eureka, NV
- Airport: Eureka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6037° N, 116.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EUREKA (05U), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6037&lon=-116.0036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151GW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151GW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816848659I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N151GW (1)

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

- [Accident 20250216005049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250216005049A), Feb 16, 2025: Cessna 150J (N151GW), Minersville, UT, Substantial damage. While in cruise flight the pilot noticed a slight vibration, seconds later a propeller blade separated about eleven inches from the hub causing the aircraft to…

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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