- Date
- November 17, 2007, 19:00 local (Nov 18, 2007, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Muskogee, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N45137Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20071117827109A
- Case key
- 67095
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
Analysis
The private pilot stated in the NTSB Form 6120.1 (Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report) that during the take-off roll the airplane developed a severe nose-wheel shimmy. He said he circled for a landing, made a stable approach to the runway, and landed "on the numbers." During the landing the airplane departed the left side of the runway onto the grass, and impacted a shallow ditch. The airplane's nose gear collapsed, and the firewall sustained structural damage. The operator stated that the airplane's prior flight was for 1.6-hours, which included six landings, with no reported problems.
Factual narrative
The 700-hour private pilot stated in the NTSB Form 6120.1 (Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report) that during the take-off roll the airplane developed a severe nose-wheel shimmy. The pilot added, he circled around for a landing and that he made a stable, night approach to the runway, and landed "on the numbers." During the landing the airplane departed the left side of the runway onto the grass, and impacted a shallow ditch before coming to a stop. The airplane's nose gear collapsed, and the firewall sustained structural damage. The Operator stated that the airplane's prior flight was for 1.6-hours which included 6 landings, with no reported problems.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45137
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076749
- Airframe hours
- 6,492.7
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Davis Field Aviation, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 1, 2007
- Departed
- MKO · Muskogee, OK
- Destination
- Muskogee, OK
- Airport
- MKO · Davis Field, runway 13, 7,201 × 150 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
- 73
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 150 in this make and model · 700 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Observed at
- KMKO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.