NYC74DGT17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · University Pk, PA · February 26, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 26, 1974
Place
University Pk, PA · UNIVERSITY PK, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1931ZCessna 150
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740226003499A
Case key
187018

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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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3-0283  74/2/26    UNIVERSITY PK,PA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N1931Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNIVERSITY PK,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED HARD STRUCK GROUND SECOND TIME IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE COLLAPSING NOSE LANDING GEAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N1931Z
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
University Park

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.