# NTSB FTW84LA008: Cessna 150G, N2938S, Forrest City, AR, October 2, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 2, 1983, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Forrest City, AR
- Coordinates: 35.010066, -90.779907 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0101&lon=-90.7799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21171/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA008

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2938S-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 15066838, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15066838
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831002074709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831002074709A), Oct 2, 1983: Cessna 150G, Forrest City, AR, Substantial damage. Student bounced the landing then allowed the aircraft to come down nose first. Impact collapsed the nose gear.

## Other investigations on N2938S (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA68D0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0075), Jul 29, 1967: Cessna 150 (N2938S), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage

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.

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