# NTSB BFO92LA078: Cessna 150M, N8569U, Middlesex, NY, May 27, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 27, 1992, 17:42 local (21:42 UTC)
- Place: Middlesex, NY
- Coordinates: 42.700141, -77.270141 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7001&lon=-77.2701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO92LA078
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11801/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA078

## Probable cause

THE NOSE OVER OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.  A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH TERRAIN.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO BE DEVELOPING ENOUGH LIFT DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB, SO HE PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD LOCATED ONE-QUARTER MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.  THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED DURING THE LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8569U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8569U-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 15077950, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 254205A48
- Airframe hours: 3396
- Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Middlesex Flying Club
- Registered owner: Grq Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 12, 1991, 54 hours before
- Airport: N/A, Middlesex Valley Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 149 total, 5 in this make and model, 96 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ROC

## 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 19920527016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920527016669A), May 27, 1992: Cessna 150M, Middlesex, NY, Substantial damage. Lift seemed poor on climbout. Landed in cornfield. Separated nose gear. Flipped over. No anomalies found.

## Other investigations on N8569U (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 NYC78DHD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHD15), Apr 25, 1978: Cessna 150 (N8569U), Jobstown, NJ, substantial damage

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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