# NTSB LAX83LA354: Cessna 150, N45398, Chico, CA, July 23, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 22, 1983, 17:30 local (Jul 23, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Chico, CA
- Coordinates: 39.739631, -121.829399 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7396&lon=-121.8294&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): 23796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA354
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23796/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA354

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper alignment - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND NOSED OVER. ON THE FIRST SOLO LANDING THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO BALLOON DURING THE FLARE. WHEN THE STUDENT ADDED POWER THE ACFT YAWED TO THE LEFT TOUCHED DOWN AND RAN OFF THE RWY INTO A PLOWED FIELD. THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45398](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45398), registered now, S/N 15076905 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076905
- Airframe hours: 2274
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Joseph C. Moody Jr.
- Registered owner: Western Aero Incorporated
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 7, 1983, 24 hours before
- Airport: 023, Ranchaero, runway 33, 2,280 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 21 total, 20 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °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 19830722039689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722039689A), Jul 22, 1983: Cessna 150M, Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Student bounced the landing, lost control, left the run way and nosed over.

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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