Cessna 150H N7243S

Summary

On 7 April 1983 at about 05:30 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N7243S, operated by Flite Professionals, was involved in an accident near Corona, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 April 1983 at 05:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Corona, California, United States

Nearest airport

Corona Muni (L66)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N7243S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Flite Professionals

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chino → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX83LA182

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

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL WHILE BEING USED ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING NIGHT LANDING TECHNIQUE TO HER STUDENT. DURING THE LAST LANDING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST WHEN THE NOSEGEAR TOUCHED DOWN. THE ACFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THEN THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT THE ACFT NOSEDOVER. LATER EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE COTTER PIN AND NUT (CESSNA PART # MS24665-134 AND AN 310-5) WHICH SECURE THE NOSE GEAR BOLT THROUGH THE AXLE TUBE WERE MISSING. THE BOLT WAS PARTIALLY INSERTED IN THE AXLE TUBE AND THE TIRE WAS PRESSED AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR FORK. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HER HUSBAND CHANGED THENOSE GEAR TIRE ABOUT 1 MONTH BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.