# NTSB ERA22LA327: Cessna 150, N5859E, Hanson, MA, July 17, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 17, 2022, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC) - Place: Hanson, MA · On Airport - Coordinates: 42.025139, -70.838111 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0251&lon=-70.8381&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105543 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA327 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105543/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105543 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA327 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and partial loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to depart and land with a known mechanical deficiency with the nose landing gear. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: nose/tail landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 185 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Prior to flight: Aircraft maintenance event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/040); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/040/sequence.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 484 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/040/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cessna 150, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071802), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot departed with a known deficiency with the nose landing gear due to a hard landing he made on a grass runway a few days before. He then flew to another airport to seek help in fixing the nose landing gear but forgot that it was damaged when he landed. The pilot landed hard on all three landing gear and veered left of the runway centerline after the nose wheel separated and the strut collapsed. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed both propeller blades were damaged, and an engine mount was broken. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5859E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5859E), registered now, S/N 17359, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17359 - Year built: 1959 - Airframe hours: 6303 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 27, 2022 - Departed: MA63, Pembroke, MA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 28M, Cranland, runway 18, 1,760 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 8, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 389 total, 190 in this make and model, 199 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KPYM, 9 nm away - METAR: METAR KPYM 171452Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW028 27/20 A3003 ## 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 20220717012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220717012309A), Jul 17, 2022: Cessna 150, Hanson, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed sherman-private airport (MA63) on the first flight of the day bound for Cranland Airport (28M), visual meterotical conditions prevailed. The… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 31, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105543. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14330540&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20signed%20docket_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Written statement - pilot (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 32 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14263584&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Written%20Statement%20-%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 455 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14332191&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photos-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.