# NTSB CHI84LA302: Cessna 150M, N704MS, Munising, MI, July 20, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 19, 1984, 20:20 local (Jul 20, 1984, 00:20 UTC)
- Place: Munising, MI
- Coordinates: 46.400135, -86.589096 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4001&lon=-86.5891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA302
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12701/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA302

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078725
- Airframe hours: 2441
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 51; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840719034819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840719034819A), Jul 19, 1984: Cessna 150M, Munising, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing and aircraft nosed over.

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.

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