# Accident 20160501008409A: Cessna 150F, Ponca City, OK, May 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ponca City, OK
- Airport: Ponca City Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7319° N, 97.0997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7319&lon=-97.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8619G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8619G-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 540 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160501008409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE IN LANDING FLARE WHEN APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RAPID ASCENT UP TO 10-15 FEET HIGH FOLLOWED BY A RAPID DESCENT BACK TO IMPACT THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ALONG GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET BEFORE COMING TO STOP.  UPON INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT, SCREW FROM ELEVATOR WAS FOUND IN PLASTIC COVERING AFTER BACKING OUT OF SCREW PLATE CONNECTION.  MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF LOSS OF CONTROL WAS WHEN SCREW CAME OUT AND CAUSED ELEVATOR TO DEPART DURING LANDING FLARE.  AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ANNUAL OCCURRED IN DECEMBER OF 2015 AND ELEVATOR WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED AT THIS TIME.

## 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 CEN16LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA184), May 1, 2016: Cessna 150F (N8619G), Ponca City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's improper installation of the elevator bolt, which resulted in a loss of elevator control during landing.

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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