CHI78FEP66

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Kenosha, WI · September 3, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 3, 1978
Place
Kenosha, WI · KENOSHA, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N66238Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780903032369A
Case key
139437

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4012   78/9/3    KENOSHA,WI          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N66238              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENOSHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RACINE,WI                   KENOSHA,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR SEPARATED ON HARD LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N66238
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kenosha

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.