# NTSB BFO94LA080: Cessna 150L, N1561Q, Farmingdale, NJ, April 30, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 30, 1994, 13:10 local (17:10 UTC) - Place: Farmingdale, NJ - Location: 40.1868° N, 74.1246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONMOUTH EXEC (BLM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1868&lon=-74.1246&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 13, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 8921 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO94LA080 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8921/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA080 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper flare and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision. ## Analysis THE STUDENT AND CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED, AND THE STUDENT PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOKE. THE AIRPLANE HIT THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED 'I DID NOT HAVE TIME ENOUGH TO COUNTER ACT THE STUDENTS ACTION.' AFTER THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND. GROUND PERSONNEL RADIOED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD BENT. THE INSTRUCTOR MADE THE LANDING AND DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE FORWARD FUSELAGE. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO PRE-IMPACT DISCREPANCIES. ## Factual narrative On April 30, 1994, about 1310 eastern daylight time, N1561Q, a Cessna 150L, operated by Gibson Air Academy, Inc., was substantially damaged during a touch and go landing at Allair Airport, Farmingdale, New Jersey. The Certified Flight Instructor and student pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. There was no flight plan for the instructional flight that was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. in a written statement, the pilot stated, I and my student were about to execute a touch and go. As the airplane ballooned, the student reacted with force. He pushed the control yoke forward. The airplane hit the ground nose first. I did not have time enough to counter act the students action, but executed a go around. After that, I remained in control of the airplane, went around for a fly-by to have others [ground personnel] inspect the nose gear. I heard over the frequency [radio] that it [the nose gear] was bent. After that I came around to do the landing. I shut the engine down....After touchdown...the nose tumbled forward as the airspeed diminished.... Post accident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector revealed that the firewall was buckled, the nose gear assembly was fractured, and the rudder pedal control cables were crimped by the damaged structure. There were no pre-impact mechanical deficiencies. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - flare - not performed, dual student (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1561Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1561Q), registered now, S/N 15072861 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15072861 - Airframe hours: 3839 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Gibson Air Academy, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, October 22, 1993, 85 hours before - Departed: BLM - Airport: BLM, Allaire, runway 32, 7,500 × 80 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 710 total, 75 in this make and model, 610 as pilot in command, 145 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 19940430009619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940430009619A), Apr 30, 1994: Cessna 150L, Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, Substantial damage. Student ballooned on landing then pushed yoke forward. Hit nose first. CFI went around. Nose gear folded landing. ## Other investigations on N1561Q (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 NYC90LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA097), Apr 28, 1990: Cessna 150 (N1561Q), Tinton Falls, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO ENSURE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO PROPERLY PREPARE HIS… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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