NYC84LA167

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Hampton, NH · May 10, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 10, 1984, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
Place
Hampton, NH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N11953Cessna 150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840510036479A
Case key
35553

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,nose gear - overload
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

Pilot stated that while landing, the aircraft bounced once possibly two times. On final touch down, the nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over onto its back.

Aircraft

Registration
N11953
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15075731
Airframe hours
3,775
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Ray J. Hastings
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · November 21, 1982 · 25 hours before
Departed
7B3 · Hampton, NH
Airport
7B3 · Hampton

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.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Certificate
Private
Medical
Class 2, Unknown
Seat
Left
Flight hours
200 total · 112 in this make and model · 48 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
50 statute miles
Temperature
64 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.