# NTSB LAX89LA037: Cessna 150, N3730J, Madera, CA, November 5, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 5, 1988, 13:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place: Madera, CA
- Coordinates: 36.909992, -120.190849 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9100&lon=-120.1908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89LA037
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26287/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA037

## 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)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15065030
- Airframe hours: 5887
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 45; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881105049489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881105049489A), Nov 5, 1988: Cessna 150G, Madera, CA, Substantial damage. Landed hard on main gear bounced came down on nose gear. Impact collapsed the nose gear.

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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