- Date
- December 7, 1985, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Carbondale, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N62FSCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851207061199A
- Case key
- 13391
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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.
Analysis
According to the student pilot flying the plane, after he touched down on his main wheels he lowered the nose and he heard a crack. The nose wheel then collapsed andthe aircraft slid to a stop. According to the operator of the aircraft no preexisting malfunctions could be found in the nose gear assembly. Damage to the aircraft included damaged engine mounts, deformation of the cockpit floor beneath the rudder pedals, damage to the right main gear attachment box and wrinkled skin behind the rear windows on the sides of the tailcone.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62FS
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079123
- Airframe hours
- 3,590
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Southern Illinois University
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 6, 1985 · 72 hours before
- Airport
- MDH · Southern Illinois, runway 18, 5,800 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15 total · 15 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.