Cessna 150M N3670V

Summary

On 8 June 1982 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N3670V, operated by Willow Grove Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 June 1982 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Pennridge (N70)

Coordinates

40.3706, -75.2897

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N3670V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Willow Grove Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Willow Grove → Willow Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA119

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO PERKASIE, PA TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE FLARED FOR A LANDING, HE BROUGHT THE NOSE UP TOO HIGH AND THEN OVERCOMPENSATED. WHEN HE LOWERED THE NOSE, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND THEN BOUNCED. THE STUDENT ELECTED NOT TO GO AROUND, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AGAIN AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO THE NOSEWHEEL, THE FIREWALL, AND AN ENGINE MOUNT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.