Cessna 150L N19337
28 June 2015 · Huntsville, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 2015 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N19337, operated by Aero Quest LLC, was involved in an accident near Huntsville, Alabama, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Huntsville Executive Airport T (MDQ)
- Coordinates
- 34.8594, -86.5575
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N19337
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1973
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aero Quest LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Olive Branch → Huntsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA146
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing touchdown, resulting in a porpoise, and firewall damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing touchdown, the airplane porpoised, the nose landing gear collapsed, and came to a stop on the nose. A postflight inspection revealed substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2015 | Cessna 150 | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 18 Apr 2015 | Cessna 150M | Slate Hill, New York, United States | Schilling William S | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2015 | Cessna 150L | Carthage, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 2015 | Cessna 150M | Layton, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2015 | Cessna 150H | Morrisville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 10,427 records for this type
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