- Date
- July 19, 1984, 20:20 local (Jul 20, 1984, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Munising, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N704MSCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840719034819A
- Case key
- 12701
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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.
Hard landing
Flare - improperCause
TotalCause
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Nose over
Analysis
The acft nosed over during landing on a solo instructional flt. The students instructor said the approach seemed normal. When the acft flared the nose struck the ground first. The student said he 'did not remember pushing the wheel forward but apparently I did.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704MS
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078725
- Airframe hours
- 2,441
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cecil J. Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 13, 1984 · 19 hours before
- Airport
- 5Y7 · Hanley Field, runway 36, 3,050 × 120 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8 total · 8 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.