- Date
- May 9, 1982, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greensboro, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5938JCessna A150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820509014219A
- Case key
- 70904
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While landing the pilot reported his misjudgement caused him to undershoot and touchdown short of the runway. The pilot stated he touched down hard on the left main gear and suggested that the nose gear failed to the right, possibly prior to contact with a plowed furrow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5938J
- Reported as
- Cessna A150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1500238
- Airframe hours
- 3,015
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Farair, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Farair, Inc.
- Departed
- NC01 · Greensboro, NC
- Destination
- NC01 · Greensboro, NC
- Airport
- NC01 · May, runway 27, 2,400 × 30 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 308 total · 207 in this make and model · 272 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.