20190809016249A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Cordell, OK · August 9, 2019

Date
August 9, 2019 · 18:30 local
Place
Cordell, OK
Airport
Cordell Airport
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8374J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19LA264
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 09, 2019, pilot was operating N8374J, a Cessna 150G aircraft, doing touch and go's on grass strip located at Cordell, OK airport. At approximately 1830 the aircraft touched down and became airborne again nosed over and impacted the ground nose first, breaking both rear spars, and fuselage forward of empennage. Firewall wall was impacted by powerplant and moved rearward into instrument panel, with instrument panel being moved back approximately twelve inches. Both control yokes were broken off, with right hand yoke broen off near the shaft attachment base. Right and left wings had impact damage at leading edges, especially near tips with left wings leading edge damage extenging half the wing span. Each wing contained approximately ten gallons of fuel. Propeller nose cone was crushed against propeller evenly with one propeller blade bent back with no leading damage. Both wing flafs appeared to be at approximately 10 degrees from faired position.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 09, 2019, PILOT WAS OPERATING N8374J, A CESSNA 150G AIRCRAFT, DOING TOUCH AND GO'S ON GRASS STRIP LOCATED AT CORDELL, OK AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN NOSED OVER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST, BREAKING BOTH REAR SPARS, AND FUSELAGE FORWARD OF EMPENNAGE. FIREWALL WALL WAS IMPACTED BY POWERPLANT AND MOVED REARWARD INTO INSTRUMENT PANEL, WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL BEING MOVED BACK APPROXIMATELY TWELVE INCHES. BOTH CONTROL YOKES WERE BROKEN OFF, WITH RIGHT HAND YOKE BROEN OFF NEAR THE SHAFT ATTACHMENT BASE. RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS HAD IMPACT DAMAGE AT LEADING EDGES, ESPECIALLY NEAR TIPS WITH LEFT WINGS LEADING EDGE DAMAGE EXTENGING HALF THE WING SPAN. EACH WING CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY TEN GALLONS OF FUEL. PROPELLER NOSE CONE WAS CRUSHED AGAINST PROPELLER EVENLY WITH ONE PROPELLER BLADE BENT BACK WITH NO LEADING DAMAGE. BOTH WING FLAFS APPEARED TO BE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES FROM FAIRED POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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