CHI84LA129

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Hagerstown, IN · March 3, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
March 3, 1984, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
Place
Hagerstown, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N714MCCessna 150M
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840303006179A
Case key
12560

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedPilot in commandCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow coveredFactor
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbankFactor
Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

During the rollout after a normal landing the acft collided with a snowdrift on the sod rwy. The collision collapsed theacft nose gear and damaged the propeller and firewall of the acft.

Aircraft

Registration
N714MC
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15079273
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
B & L Aviation
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Aerobatic
Last inspection
100 hour · March 15, 1983
Departed
LUK · Cincinnati, OH
Airport
IG1 · Hagerstown, runway 2, 4,000 × 200 ft, grass/turf

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
31
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
105 total · 102 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
90° at 6 knots
Visibility
12 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
27 °F, dew point 14 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
IND, 53 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

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

Other investigations on N714MC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.