NYC81FHJ05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ronkonkomoa, NY · December 7, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 7, 1980
Place
Ronkonkomoa, NY · RONKONKOMOA, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N714CMCessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
128036

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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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3-3532   80/12/7   RONKONKOMOA,NY      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N714CM              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG IS MACARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RONKONKOMOA,NY              LOCAL
        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 - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED AFTER INITIAL TCHDWN & WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N714CM
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Long Is Macarthur

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.