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Cessna 150J N60840

12 December 1990 · Willard, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 December 1990 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N60840 was involved in an accident near Willard, North Carolina, 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.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Willard, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
None (NONE)
Coordinates
34.6907, -77.9792
Aircraft
Cessna 150J
Registration
N60840
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wallace → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL91LA032

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING HIS AIRPLANE AND HIS FAILURE TO RAISE THE FLAPS AFTER LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN HIS INABILITY TO DECELERATE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN RUNWAY CONDITION.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY HIS AIRPLANE TO A FRIEND'S FARM RATHER THAN THE LOCAL AIRPORT. SINCE THERE WAS NO AIRSTRIP AT THE FARM, THE PILOT AND THE FARM OWNER OBTAINED A FIRE TRUCK AND DROVE IT BACK AND FORTH OVER A PLOWED DIRT FIELD TO MAKE A LANDING SURFACE. THE PILOT THEN FLEW HIS AIRPLANE OVER TO THE FARM FOR LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN, HE COULD NOT LOWER THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE GROUND DUE TO THE ROUGH, UNEVEN CENTERLINE. HE ALSO FORGOT TO RAISE HIS FLAPS UPON LANDING. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE FIRE TRUCK, WHICH WAS PARKED AT THE END OF THE 'RUNWAY'. IT THEN STRUCK AN IRON BAR AND ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LANDED ON SIMILAR SURFACES ABOUT 80 TIMES BEFORE. AN FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE ENTIRE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS VERY ROUGH, WITH RUTS, HOLES, AND TIRE TRACKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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