20161110024309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · La Grange, NC · November 10, 2016

Date: November 10, 2016 · 05:40 local
Place: La Grange, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N23473
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17LA045
Reported as: Cessna 150H
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total83 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

N23473Registered now · Cessna 150HS/N 15068973 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 150H Engine 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.

Upon initial approach of the aircraft, a position of upside down was verified. Evidence of the nose wheel digging into the ground was confirmed by a rut leading to the aircraft centerline. It appeared that the aircraft had bled off enough speed to soften the impact and the aircraft slowly rolled over the engine and onto its top. Damage was considered substantial. The nose landing gear (NLG) was damaged and bent back under the belly of the airplane before the aircraft flipped. This also damaged the NLG attachment structure which is also part of the engine mount. The lower engine cowling was damaged beyond repair. The left outer wing and wing tip was damaged upon aircraft flipping. All antennas on top of the aircraft were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

UPON INITIAL APPROACH OF THE AIRCRAFT, A POSITION OF UPSIDE DOWN WAS VERIFIED. EVIDENCE OF THE NOSE WHEEL DIGGING INTO THE GROUND WAS CONFIRMED BY A RUT LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT CENTERLINE. IT APPEARED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BLED OFF ENOUGH SPEED TO SOFTEN THE IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY ROLLED OVER THE ENGINE AND ONTO ITS TOP. DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) WAS DAMAGED AND BENT BACK UNDER THE BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED. THIS ALSO DAMAGED THE NLG ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE WHICH IS ALSO PART OF THE ENGINE MOUNT. THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE LEFT OUTER WING AND WING TIP WAS DAMAGED UPON AIRCRAFT FLIPPING. ALL ANTENNAS ON TOP OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA17LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSnow Hill, NCThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.Nov 10, 2016 · Substantial damage