- Date
- October 2, 1983, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Forrest City, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2938SCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831002074709A
- Case key
- 21171
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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.
Analysis
During a landing, the acft touched down hard, then bounced & touched down hard, 2 more times. On the 3rd impact, the nose gear collapsed. Subsequently, the acft slid to a stop with damage to the propeller & firewall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2938S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15066838
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hagler Aero Service
- Registered owner
- Arthur B. Hagler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 2M8 · Millington, TN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FCY · Forrest City, runway 17, 3,000 × 50 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
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °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 N2938S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.