NYC75DHM01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Flanders, NJ · July 7, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1974
Place
Flanders, NJ · FLANDERS, NJ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5498QCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740707023079A
Case key
130111

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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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3-2598   74/7/7    FLANDERS,NJ         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 118
        TIME - 1245                    N5498Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLANDERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               FLANDERS,NJ
        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- PORPOISED ON LDG,INJURED BACK.

Aircraft

Registration
N5498Q
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Flanders

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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