NYC77DHA20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Basking Ridge, NJ · May 20, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 20, 1977
Place
Basking Ridge, NJ · BASKING RIDGE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N10912Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770520013779A
Case key
147249

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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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3-2507  77/5/20    BASKING RIDGE,NJ    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 19
        TIME - 1740                    N10912              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BASKING RIDGE,NJ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED HARD APPLIED IMPROPER BREAKING ACTION RAN OFF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N10912
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Somerset Hills

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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.