# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150J: Hard landing NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB CHI07CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA123.md): Cessna 150J · Amery, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 29, 2007 · N50486 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted landing attempt which resulted in the airplane impacting trees. A misjudged flare, subsequent bounced landing, and gusty wind conditions were contributing factors. - [NTSB CHI98LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA078.md): Cessna 150J · Gaylord, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1998 · N51258 · Substantial damage > the pilot's misjudging the flare leading to a hard landing, and the kit manufacturer's (Supplemental Type Certificate holder's) inadequate design leading to a corrosion stress fracture of the landing gear attachment. A factor was the landing gear attachment… - [NTSB CHI93LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA163.md): Cessna 150J · Rice Lake, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1993 · N61306 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. - [NTSB SEA92LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA069.md): Cessna 150J · Tumwater, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1992 · N60850 · Destroyed > The (student) pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors contributing to the accident were excessive airspeed and the pilot's lack of total experience. - [NTSB ATL91LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA147.md): Cessna 150J · Greensboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1991 · N5519G · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare during the landing. Factors in the accident were the dark night and lack of runway edge lights. - [NTSB ATL88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA119.md): Cessna 150J · Villa Rica, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1988 · N60586 · Substantial damage > Acft was landed to the west on a 2500' dirt strip. Trees, about 25-30' high bounded the approach threshold. Wind was variable nw to w gusting 15-18 KTS. PIC said acft dropped out from under him and landed hard. After bouncing it landed on nose gear which… - [NTSB DEN87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA109.md): Cessna 150J · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1987 · N60282 · Substantial damage > A student plt was practicing landings on her second supervised solo training flt. On the first approach, she failed to flare properly and hit in a three point attitude. The nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the rwy. The acft skidded about 25 feet… - [NTSB NYC87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA048.md): Cessna 150 · Poestenkill, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1986 · N50714 · Substantial damage > The pilot touched down hard, added power for a go around. Sluggish engine did not have enough power to clear trees at the end of the runway. Aircraft collided with trees. The plt after the acc said that after cutting off the carb head the eng seemed sluggish.… - [NTSB NYC87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA013.md): Cessna 150 · So. Dayton, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1986 · N50832 · Substantial damage > The student pilot came in long and high, bounced the aircraft a few times. The nose wheel collpased and the aircraft was substantially damaged. - [NTSB CHI82DA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA344.md): Cessna 150J · Dekalb, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 29, 1982 · N60028 · Substantial damage > The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. He stated that on about his sixth landing, he touched down hard on the main gear then lowered the nose. As the nose wheel touched down, the aircraft veered to the left and the right wing contacted the… - [NTSB CHI82DA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA249.md): Cessna 150J · Alton, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 9, 1982 · N61130 · Substantial damage > The student and instructor pilot (ip) were departing on an instructional flight. Immediately after takeoff, the ip retarded the throttle to simulate an engine failure. The student lowered the nose to maintain airspeed, then prematurely raised it again. The ip… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071820') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 200)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071820&occurrence=200 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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