# NTSB CHI02CA287: Cessna 150G, N2870S, Dodge Center, MN, September 18, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 17, 2002, 19:00 local (Sep 18, 2002, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Dodge Center, MN - Coordinates: 44.018054, -92.83139 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0181&lon=-92.8314&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 13, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 55877 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02CA287 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55877/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA287 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of distance resulting in an undershoot of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, landing - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - distance - misjudged, pilot in command - Nose gear collapsed, landing - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor) - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing ## Analysis The airplane landed short of the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. In a written report, the pilot stated that he was practicing short/soft field takeoffs and landings. He stated that on the accident landing, he touched down short of the runway. He stated: "Nosewheel impaled itself in a slight rise of turf runway above surrounding beanfield. Nosegear crunched into cowl and dragged below [the airplane] along the turf for 96 [feet] till plane nosed over." The pilot listed no mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On September 17, 2002, at 1900 central daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N2870S, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it landed short of the runway collapsing the nose landing gear and subsequently nosing over. The landing was being made on runway 04 (2,320 feet by 220 feet, turf), at the Dodge Center Airport, Dodge Center, Minnesota. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The local flight originated about 1800. In a written report, the pilot stated that he was practicing short/soft field takeoffs and landings. He stated that on the accident landing, he touched down short of the runway. He stated: "Nosewheel impaled itself in a slight rise of turf runway above surrounding beanfield. Nosegear crunched into cowl and dragged below plane along the turf for 96 [feet] till plane nosed over." The pilot listed no mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2870S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870S-2013-08-29), registration cancelled 2013-08-29, S/N 15066770, 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: 15066770 - Engines: Lycoming O-320E2D reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Wallace G, Hanson - Registered owner: Wallace G. Hanson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: TOB, Dodge Center, MN ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 1,874 total, 80 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20020918028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020918028299A), Sep 18, 2002: Cessna 150G, Dodge Center, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot intended to refresh skill in short-field/soft-field/rough-field take offs and landings. Touchdown was approximately 10" short of requirement.… ## Other investigations on N2870S (2) 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 WPR11FA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA404), Aug 23, 2011: Cessna 150G (N2870S), Cavanaugh Bay, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempt to execute a go-around with a tailwind condition, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin. - [NTSB MKC70DDQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDQ01), Jan 13, 1970: Cessna 150 (N2870S), Miller, SD, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.