# NTSB NYC89LA070: Cessna 150L, N6888G, Shirley, NY, January 14, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 14, 1989, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Coordinates: 40.779514, -72.910133 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7795&lon=-72.9101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC89LA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36367/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA070

## Probable cause

A POORLY PLANNED FINAL APPROACH, AN IMPROPER LANDING FLARE, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CORRECT A BOUNCED LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - planned approach - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Overrun, landing - roll
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT ON HIS INITIAL APPROACH TO RWY 33 AT BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT HE BECAME LOW AND SLOW. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD, NOSE WHEEL FIRST. THE AIRPLANE THEN BOUNCED. THE PLT SAID HE ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND BUT THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND BOUNCED AGAIN. THE PLT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE PITCH OSCILLATIONS. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND CAME TO REST OFF THE END OF RWY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO AIRPLANE MALFUNCTIONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6888G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6888G-1997-04-25), registration cancelled 1997-04-25, S/N 15072388 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15072388
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Sam Kaplan
- Registered owner: Lou Lufker
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 4NY7, E. MARICHES, NY
- Destination: HWV, SHIRLEY, NY
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: INI, Brookhaven, runway 33, 4,325 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 325 total, 16 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19890114000619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000619A), Jan 14, 1989: Cessna 152, Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. Landed nose wheel first, bounced off runway and collapsed the nose gear.

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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