# Accident 20100307028659A: Cessna 150H, New Bedford, MA, March 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2010, 12:43 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6764° N, 70.9578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6764&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6603S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6603S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100307028659A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT KEWB. WINDS WERE OUT OF 270 GUSTING UP TO 16KTS. RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT TURNED 90 DEGREES TO CENTER LINE CAUSING RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO FAIL UNDER THE LOAD. BREAKING GEAR RETAINING HARDWARE WHICH ALLOWED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG TO FOLD UNDER FORWARD FUSELAGE KEEPING PROPELLER FROM CONTACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA10CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA169), Mar 7, 2010: Cessna 150H (N6603S), New Bedford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing/rollout.

## Other reports on N6603S (1)

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

- [Incident 20260624008539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260624008539I), Jun 24, 2026: Cessna 150H (N6603S), New Bedford, MA, Minor damage. A aircraft experienced a propeller strike while landing runway 32 at New Bedford airport (ewb). The aircraft became disabled on the runway. Pilot indicated…

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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