Cessna 150L N19304

Summary

On 11 January 1983 at about 07:15 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N19304 was involved in an accident near Palo Alto, 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

11 January 1983 at 07:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Palo Alto, California, United States

Nearest airport

Palo Alto (PAO)

Coordinates

37.4096, -122.1300

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N19304

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

LAX83LA070

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 PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AFTER A LOCAL NIGHT FLIGHT. UPON LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING HIS PRE-FLIGHT THE PILOT HAD FAILED TO SEE THAT THE NOSE GEAR SCISSORS HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT REMOVED THE NOSE GEAR DAMPENER EARLIER ON THE DAY OF THE FLIGHT. THE OWNER DID NOT PLACCARD THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE MISSING PART.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.