# Accident 20220717012309A: Cessna 150, Hanson, MA, July 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2022, 10:20 local time
- Place: Hanson, MA
- Airport: Cranland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0251° N, 70.8381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0251&lon=-70.8381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5859E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5859E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 190 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220717012309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SHERMAN-PRIVATE AIRPORT (MA63) ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY BOUND FOR CRANLAND AIRPORT (28M), VISUAL METEROTICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED CRANLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY 18, NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE NLG GEAR AFTER NOSE WHEEL AXLE THROUGH BOLT FAILED. THE NLG ASSEMBLY CONTACTED RUNWAY SURFACE AND COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AS A RESULT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY COLLAPSE, THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE MOUNT ASSEMBLY TO CRACK AND CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL ASSEMBLY AND SEVERAL STIFFENERS AFT OF FIREWALL ASSEMBLY.  A CONVERSATION WITH THE AIRCRAFT OWNER/OPERATOR DISCOVERED THAT 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT, AFTER LANDING AT SHERMAN PRIVATE AIRPORT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY WAS WITNESSED LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID AND HAD COLLAPSED DUE TO NO FLUID OR NITROGEN REMAINING IN NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT. THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE THE NOSE SHOCK STRUT ASSEMBLY, HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS SERVICED INTO THE SHOCK STRUT, HOWEVER  UNABLE TO SERVICE STRUT WITH NITROGEN RESULTING IN IMPROPER SERVICING OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT ASSEMBLY AND THE STRUT BEING VERY RIGID WITH NO SHOCK DAMPING EFFECT. THE PILOT CHOOSE TO DEPART SHERMAN PRIVATE AIRPORT FOR CRANLAND AIRPORT WERE MAINTENANCE PERSONAL ARE AVAILABLE TO PROPERLY TROUBLESHOOT/SERVICE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING AT CRANLAND AIRPORT ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS "A HARD LANDING"

## 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 ERA22LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA327), Jul 17, 2022: Cessna 150 (N5859E), Hanson, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and partial loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to depart and land with a…

## Other reports on N5859E (1)

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

- [Incident 19880514040219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514040219I), May 14, 1988: Cessna 150 (N5859E), Waterford, WI. Engine ran rough and leaked oil then stopped. Pilot made emergency landing in field. Cylinder crack caused failure.

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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