DEN84LA113

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Springfield, CO · March 20, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
March 20, 1984, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC)
Place
Springfield, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N11315Cessna 150L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840320006699A
Case key
16353

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icyFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in commandFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbankFactor
Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

According to the plt he landed too FAR on the right side of the rwy & the right wheel hit a chunk of ice. The acft veered right into a snowbank collapsing the nose gear.

Aircraft

Registration
N11315
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15075321
Airframe hours
4,558
Engine
Continental O-200 A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Aero West Flying Club Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · February 25, 1984 · 24 hours before
Departed
LAA · Lamar, CO
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
8V7 · Springfield Muni, runway 35, 4,935 × 30 ft, asphalt

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
20
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
37 total · 37 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 10 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
39 °F, dew point -0 °F

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 N11315 · 1

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