# Accident 20221219020449A: Cessna 150G, Pocahontas, IA, December 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2022, 20:00 local time
- Place: Pocahontas, IA
- Airport: Pocahontas Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7429° N, 94.6474° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7429&lon=-94.6474&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2930J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2930J) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221219020449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM K69K - KSAZ - K69K TO PICK UP A PASSENGER FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

WITH FORECASTED IFR WEATHER THE PILOT WITH A PASSENGERS MADE A DECISION TO TEST HIMSELF AND HIS PLANES LIMITATIONS MERELY TO MEET A PERCEIVED NEED TO PROCEED.

FLYING AT NIGHT, VERY LOW VISIBILITY, IN CLOUDS, TO AN UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT, VERY LOW ON FUEL, PILOT IN A SELFMADE BIND, MADE A DECISION TO DESCEND INTO BAD WEATHER, AIRCRAFT COLLECTED ENOUGH ICE TO COMPLETELY OBSCURE VIEW THROUGH WINDSCREEN RESULTING IN THE PILOT HAVE TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 120 KNOTS TO MAINTAIN SOME CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

PILOT TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO KEY MIC TO TURN ON RUNWAY LIGHTS AND WAS UNSUCCSSFUL. MADE AN APPROACH AND LINE UP ON RUNWAY USING ONLY THE AIRCRAFT EQUIPED GPS.

TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY FAST WITH A HIGH DESCENT RATE, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIME RESULTING IN NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PROP AND STARBOARD WING TIP STRIKING THE RUNWAY CAUSING HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD TWO FEET OF THE WING.

BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER GOT OUT OF THE PLANE WITH NO INJURIES.

POST CRASH INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE PUSH TO TALK WIRING HARNESS WAS BROKEN AT PILOTS YOKE.  HEAVY DAMAGE TO STARBOARD WING TIP, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL BROKE OFF AND A PROPELLER STRIKE THAT HAD APPROXIMATELY EIGHT INCHES OF BOTH BLADE TIP BENT BACKWARDS.

RECOMMEND PILOT FOR A 44709 RE-EXAM.

## 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 CEN23LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA091), Dec 20, 2022: Cessna 150G (N2930J), Pocahantas, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's encounter with adverse weather conditions which led…

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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