# NTSB NYC82DA119: Cessna 150M, N3670V, Perkasie, PA, June 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1982, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Coordinates: 40.370571, -75.289726 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3706&lon=-75.2897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA119
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72197/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA119

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO PERKASIE, PA TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE FLARED FOR A LANDING, HE BROUGHT THE NOSE UP TOO HIGH AND THEN OVERCOMPENSATED. WHEN HE LOWERED THE NOSE, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND THEN BOUNCED. THE STUDENT ELECTED NOT TO GO AROUND, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AGAIN AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO THE NOSEWHEEL, THE FIREWALL, AND AN ENGINE MOUNT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3670V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3670V-1983-10-17), registration cancelled 1983-10-17, S/N 15076581, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076581
- Airframe hours: 3936
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Willow Grove Flying Club
- Registered owner: Willow Grove Flying Club
- Departed: WILLOW GROVE, PA
- Destination: WILLOW GROVE, PA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: N70, Pennridge, runway 26, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 0° at 4 knots

## 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 19820608021119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820608021119A), Jun 8, 1982: Cessna 150M, Perkasie, PA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Incorrect control movements caused airplane to hit runway nose first.

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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