# NTSB ATL88LA064: Cessna 150G, N6258S, Grantham, NC, December 13, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 13, 1987, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Grantham, NC
- Coordinates: 35.369022, -77.96952 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3690&lon=-77.9695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA064
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7691/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA064

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN INITIALLY ON THE NOSE WHEEL, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT PLT REPORTEDLY HAD ABOUT 2 HRS TOTAL PIC (SOLO) FLT TIME.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6258S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6258S-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 15067058, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15067058
- Airframe hours: 4563
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ray Keen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Airport: 6NCO, Cox-Grantham, runway 21, 2,800 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19871213070269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871213070269A), Dec 13, 1987: Cessna STC150, Grantham, NC, Substantial damage. Student pilot made a hard landing on the nosewheel. Nose gear collapsed and aircraft nosed over.

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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