NYC76FHJ19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ronkonkoma, NY · May 2, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 2, 1976
Place
Ronkonkoma, NY · RONKONKOMA, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N63214Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760502010209A
Case key
153738

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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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3-1400   76/5/2    RONKONKOMA,NY       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N63214              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLIP-MACARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RONKONKOMA,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 - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON NOSE GR AFTR BOUNCED LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N63214
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Islip-Macarthur

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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.