Cessna 150 N45137

Summary

On 18 November 2007 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N45137 was involved in an accident near Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 November 2007 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Davis Field (MKO)

Coordinates

35.6533, -95.3567

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N45137

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Muskogee → Muskogee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DFW08CA032

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot stated in the NTSB Form 6120.1 (Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report) that during the take-off roll the airplane developed a severe nose-wheel shimmy. He said he circled for a landing, made a stable approach to the runway, and landed "on the numbers." During the landing the airplane departed the left side of the runway onto the grass, and impacted a shallow ditch. The airplane's nose gear collapsed, and the firewall sustained structural damage. The operator stated that the airplane's prior flight was for 1.6-hours, which included six landings, with no reported problems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.