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FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Crockett, TX · May 12, 2012

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Date
May 12, 2012 · 09:30 local
Place
Crockett, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N11779
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total40 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N11779Registered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15075627 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine 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.

During landing attempt on unapproved grass strip, nose gear impacted a large gofer hole. Nose gear support structure failed at engine mount attach point and nose gear folded under the aircraft. Aircraft came down on lower engine cowling and slid to stop. The left wing tip came in contact with the terrain when the nose gear collapsed. Damage to the wing tip was limited to the plastic wing tip and scratch on the wing leading edge.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ATTEMPT ON UNAPPROVED GRASS STRIP, NOSE GEAR IMPACTED A LARGE GOFER HOLE. NOSE GEAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE FAILED AT ENGINE MOUNT ATTACH POINT AND NOSE GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND SLID TO STOP. THE LEFT WING TIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP WAS LIMITED TO THE PLASTIC WING TIP AND SCRATCH ON THE WING LEADING EDGE.