# Accident 20200420001129A: Cessna 150L, Hamburg, NY, April 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hamburg, NY
- Airport: Hamburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7008° N, 78.9147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7008&lon=-78.9147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150LF-2021-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 448 total, 261 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200420001129A

## Narrative

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

AIRMEN DID A LOW PASS OVER HAMBURG AIRPORT TO SEE CONDITIONS OF GRASS STRIP. AIRMEN DECIDED IT WAS SAFE TO LAND. AIRMEN LANDED ON GRASS STRIP AND WHEELS SUNK INTO MUD DUE TO RECENT RAIN. AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER. AIRMEN EVACUATED HIMSELF SAFELY.

## 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 ERA20CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA156), Apr 20, 2020: Cessna 150 (N150LF), Hamburg, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N150LF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160228002149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160228002149I), Feb 28, 2016: Cessna 150L (N150LF), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. While landing on runway 02R pilot ground looped the aircraft. The right wing contacted the ground causing damage to the right wing tip and right aileron. Pilot…

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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