# NTSB NYC81DA004: Cessna 150H, N22746, West Groton, MA, October 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1980
- Place: West Groton, MA · WEST GROTON, MA
- Location: 42.6043° N, 71.6273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Groton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6043&lon=-71.6273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2848   80/10/9   WEST GROTON,MA      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 102
        TIME - 1815                    N22746              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GROTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WEST GROTON,MA              RETURN                       FITCHBURG,MA
        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)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22746](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22746-1988-12-05), registration cancelled 1988-12-05, S/N 15068490 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Groton

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801009057569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009057569A), Oct 9, 1980: Cessna 150H, West Groton, MA, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. Porpoised, collapsed nose gear. Airplane nosed over on runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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