# NTSB NYC84LA083: Cessna 150H, N50308, Leonardtown, MD, February 6, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 6, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Coordinates: 38.289176, -76.639007 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2892&lon=-76.6390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA083
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35498/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA083

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
  - proper climb rate - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS 1ST SUPERVISED SOLO FLT. DURING A LANDING, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A X-WIND & WAS BLOWN OFF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RWY. THE STUDENT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT HE FAILED TO LOWER THE NOSE & THE ACFT STALLED. DURING IMPACT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE PROP & WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED. THE STUDENT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 330 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 20 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50308](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50308), registered now, S/N 15069215, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: St. Mary'S Aero
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LEONARDTOWN, MD
- Airport: 2W6, St. Mary'S, runway 29, 3,250 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; student; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 5 statute miles

## 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 19840206002269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840206002269A), Feb 6, 1984: Cessna 150H, Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. First solo. Blown off center runway by crosswind. Tried go around. Stalled folded nose gear. Too much wind to solo.

## Other investigations on N50308 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC70FGM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FGM18), May 19, 1970: Cessna 150 (N50308), Meadville, PA, substantial damage

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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