# NTSB CHI96LA166: Cessna 150, N3750V, Mcgregor, MN, May 18, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 18, 1996, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Mcgregor, MN - Coordinates: 46.599514, -93.300689 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5995&lon=-93.3007&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10253 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA166 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10253/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA166 ## Probable cause the nose gear collapsed when it hit a soft spot in the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - soft (cause) - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis The pilot reported that he had called to determine the condition of the runway the day before the flight and was told that the runway condition presented 'no problem.' The pilot reported that he had landed at the McGregor Airport at 0730 CDT on runway 15. At 1330 CDT he departed runway 33 to refuel at Aitkin, Minnesota. He returned to McGregor at 1400 CDT and landed on runway 33. The pilot reported that he made a short/soft field landing. The pilot reported that when the nose wheel touched down, it hit a soft spot in the grass runway and collapsed. An examination of runway 33 revealed that it had soft spots and standing water. ## Factual narrative On May 18, 1996, at 1500 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 150, N3750V, operated by Multiflight, Inc., sustained substantial damage during landing roll when the nose gear collapsed and the left wing spar was damaged. The private pilot and the passenger were not injured. The 14 CFR 91 flight had departed Aitkin Municipal Airport, Aitkin, Minnesota, and had landed at Isedor Iverson Airport, McGregor, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he had called the McGregor City Hall on May 17, 1996, to check the condition of the runway, and was told that the runway condition was, "no problem." The pilot reported that he landed at the McGregor Airport on May 18, 1996, at 0730 CDT on runway 15. At 1330 CDT he departed runway 33 to refuel at Aitkin, Minnesota. He returned to McGregor at 1400 CDT and landed on runway 33. The pilot reported that he made a short/soft field landing. The pilot reported that when the nose wheel touched down, it hit a soft spot in the grass runway and collapsed. An Operations Inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration reported that he noted soft spots and standing water on runway 33 at the McGregor Airport. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3750V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3750V), registered now, S/N 15076610, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15076610 - Airframe hours: 4772 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Multiflight, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 17, 1995, 97 hours before - Departed: AIT, AITKIN, MN - Destination: 17Y - Airport: 17Y, Isedor Iverson Airport, runway 33, 2,500 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 410 total, 300 in this make and model, 354 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 11 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: AIT, 15 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960518026489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518026489A), May 18, 1996: Cessna 150M, Mcgregor, MN, Substantial damage. Hard landing. Pilot reported nose wheel hit soft spot. Folded. Bent prop motor mount wing spar. No holes on runway. (-23) on landing pilot stated the nose… From the NTSB's public API. 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