# Accident 20190809016249A: Cessna 150G, Cordell, OK, August 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2019, 18:30 local time
- Place: Cordell, OK
- Airport: Cordell Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2919° N, 98.9697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2919&lon=-98.9697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8374J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8374J-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190809016249A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN19LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA264), Aug 9, 2019: Cessna 150 (N8374J), Cordell, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounced 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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