- Date
- November 5, 1988, 13:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Madera, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3730JCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881105049489A
- Case key
- 26287
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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.
Hard landing
Flare - improperCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Nose gear collapsed
Landing gear,nose gear - overload
Loss of control - on ground/water
Analysis
The pilot stated that on the last landing, the airplane touched down hard. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed & the airplane went off the left side of the runway. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3730J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15065030
- Airframe hours
- 5,887
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lund Aviation
- Registered owner
- Lund Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1988 · 87 hours before
- Airport
- MAE · Madera Muni, runway 12, 4,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 49 total · 49 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.