- Date
- February 28, 1966
- Place
- Newton, KS · NEWTON, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3554JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172775
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1397 66/2/28 NEWTON KANS CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 296 TIME - 1200 N3554J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL WAS LOCKED WHILE COCKED TO THE LEFT AT TOUCHDOWN.DESIGN CHANGE LETTER ISSUED 3/11/66.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3554J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newton
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