- Date
- April 15, 1981
- Place
- Norman, OK · NORMAN, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8382MCessna A150K
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810415017739A
- Case key
- 126201
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0685 81/4/15 NORMAN,OK CESSNA A150K CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1723 TIME - 1530 N8382M PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAX WESTHEIMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORMAN,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- CONVENTIONAL LNDG GEAR NOT INSTLD IAW STC.GEAR NOT INSPD & APPROVED FOR SVC BY AUTHORIZED PSNL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8382M
- Reported as
- Cessna A150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Max Westheimer
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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 N8382M · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI93FA274Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGoshen, INFailure of both pilots to see and avoid each other. A factor in the accident was the position of the sun which resulted in sun glare for the pilot of the mong sport.NTSB CHI88LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElkhart, INThe plt of Cessna A150K, N8382M, was landing after the plt of another Cessna 150 had landed & had started to back-taxi up the same rwy. The plt of the other acft stated that she had announced her intentions to back taxi up the rwy & that she did not hear any…NTSB FTW77FRD38Accident · No injuriesClosedGillis, LA