NYC76DFJ12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Kirkwood, NY · October 15, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 15, 1975
Place
Kirkwood, NY · KIRKWOOD, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2788JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751015036429A
Case key
151534

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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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3-3510  75/10/15   KIRKWOOD,NY         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1605                    N2788J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE UNK/NR, 5150 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIRKWOOD AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIRKWOOD,NY                 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 - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED HARD ON NOSE WHEEL,NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2788J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kirkwood Airpark

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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.