# NTSB MKC85LA014: Cessna 150, N3510V, Oxford, IA, November 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 4, 1984, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Oxford, IA
- Coordinates: 41.719261, -91.779449 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7193&lon=-91.7794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA014
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33883/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA014

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - turbulence
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear - overload

## Analysis

DUE TO A LOWER THAN OPTIMUM GLIDE PATH AND TURBULENCE, THE ACFT LANDED ABOUT 100 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. ALL 3 LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE UNIMPROVED TERRAIN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3510V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 76529
- Airframe hours: 2754
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Green Castle Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1984, 67 hours before
- Departed: C11, AMANA, IA
- Destination: IA24, OXFORD, IA
- Airport: IA24, Green Castle, runway 33, 2,600 ×  ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,000 total, 258 in this make and model, 920 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CID, 8 nm away

## 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 19841104062789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841104062789A), Nov 4, 1984: Cessna 150M, Oxford, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed short during approach for landing. Impact knocked landing gear off causing substantial damage.

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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