- Date
- September 20, 1986, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Weeping Water, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3832JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860920072279A
- Case key
- 34254
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the grass runway threshold dropped off at the lip giving an impression of being too high on final approach. The aircraft struck the incline three feet short of the runway lip, buckling the nose gear. The aircraft slid to a stop off to the right side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3832J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15065132
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George J. Guethle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- EPG · Browns, runway 17, 2,200 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 200 in this make and model · 450 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA, 29 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.
Other investigations on N3832J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.