# NTSB NYC82FGT02: Cessna 150K, N6385G, Pottsville, PA, October 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1981
- Place: Pottsville, PA · POTTSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.6799° N, 76.2092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6799&lon=-76.2092&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 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FGT02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2013   81/10/5   POTTSVILLE,PA       CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N6385G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZERBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            POTTSVILLE,PA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FAILED DRG BOUNCED LNDG,WENT ARND.UNAWARE OF GEAR FAILURE TIL NEXT LNDG.WND GSTG 14KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6385G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zerby

## 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 19811005065609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005065609A), Oct 5, 1981: Cessna 150K, Pottsville, PA, Substantial damage. Landed hard at a crab angle, impact severed nose gear. Made a go around landed minus nose wheel, nosed up.

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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