MKC72DCD02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · Des Moines, IA · July 6, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 6, 1971
Place
Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N51183Cessna 150J
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162577

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2418   71/7/6    DES MOINES,IOWA     CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N51183              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 2ND SOLO FLT.FULL FLAPS,HRD LDG,NS GR COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N51183
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Northfield

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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