# Accident 20230327003869A: Cessna 150H, Mattituck, NY, March 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2023, 15:50 local time
- Place: Mattituck, NY
- Airport: Mattituck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9907° N, 72.5350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9907&lon=-72.5350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50133, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50133) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230327003869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED DURING LANDING THE WIND WAS GUSTING APPROXIMATELY 20KTS FROM SSE. AFTER INITIAL TOUCH-DOWN, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND WAS CORRECTED BY THE PILOT, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING DROPPING AND ALSO CORRECTED. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND ONTO THE GRASS, APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE INITIAL TOUCH-DOWN. DURING THE GRASS ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED LEFT TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE STRUCK THE GROUND THEN TIPPED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO ALSO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR SUFFERED STRUCTURAL FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING DURING THE FINAL MOMENTS WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA23LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA169), Mar 27, 2023: Cessna 150H (N50133), Mattituck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.