# NTSB ATL82DA157: Cessna 150F, N8780S, Monroeville, AL, June 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Monroeville, AL
- Coordinates: 31.510974, -87.320671 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5110&lon=-87.3207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA157
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71752/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA157

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,axle - failure,total (cause)
  - landing gear,wheel - binding(mechanical) (cause)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER MAKING A NORMAL LANDING TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSEWHEEL WAS HELD OFF UNTIL IT LOWERED NATURALLY. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, IT SEEMED THAT THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER, COWLING, AND LEFT WINGTIP WERE DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT NOSE WHEEL AXLE NUT WAS MISSING AND THE AXLE HAD FAILED. THE NOSEWHEEL HAD COME LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR FORK AND WAS COCKED TO THE LEFT. THERE WAS NO RECENT MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE PLANE WAS BEING FERRIED TO HAVE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8780S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8780S-1988-12-09), registration cancelled 1988-12-09, S/N 15062080 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15062080
- Airframe hours: 2776
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Paul Bruce Fleming
- Registered owner: Paul Bruce Fleming
- Departed: TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Destination: MONROEVILLE, AL
- Airport: MVC, Monroe County, runway 3, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 57 total, 54 in this make and model, 35 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 5 statute miles

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820606022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606022079A), Jun 6, 1982: Cessna 150F, Monroeville, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft nosed over during landing. Investigation revealed nose wheel axle broken and nut missing.

## Other investigations on N8780S (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 ATL87FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA052), Jan 1, 1987: Cessna 150F (N8780S), Newville, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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.

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