- Date
- April 30, 1989, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hudson, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4766XCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890430010389A
- Case key
- 36404
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Probable cause
Fatigue failure of the right main strut.
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.
Analysis
The plt rprtd that shortly after touchdown, the acft started to track to the left side of the rwy. He stated that he applied right rudder & brake, but this had no effect, so he increased power. Subsequently, the right wing dropped, the prop hit the rwy & the acft contd off the left side into grass. After the acdnt, the wheel & part of the strut from the right main gear were found in the center of the rwy. The owner said the strut failed thru a bolt hole & the fracture was crystallized.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4766X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064816
- Airframe hours
- 4,000
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph Shuba
- Registered owner
- Joseph W Shuba
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 28, 1989 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- 1B1
- Airport
- 1B1 · Hudson, runway 21, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 272 total · 138 in this make and model · 220 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.