Cessna 150L N1561Q
30 April 1994 · Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 April 1994 at about 17:10 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N1561Q was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New Jersey, 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 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allaire (BLM)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L
- Registration
- N1561Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO94LA080
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT AND CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED, AND THE STUDENT PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOKE. THE AIRPLANE HIT THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED 'I DID NOT HAVE TIME ENOUGH TO COUNTER ACT THE STUDENTS ACTION.' AFTER THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND. GROUND PERSONNEL RADIOED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD BENT. THE INSTRUCTOR MADE THE LANDING AND DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE FORWARD FUSELAGE. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO PRE-IMPACT DISCREPANCIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1994 | Cessna 150E | Raymond, Mississippi, United States | Wesley Flyers Club Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1994 | Cessna 150L | Rio Linda, California, United States | Hinckley, Thomas, F. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1994 | Cessna 150M | Waseca, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1994 | Cessna 150 | Andover, Minnesota, United States | Flywell Flying Club Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1994 | Cessna 150L | N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1994 | Cessna 150 | Watersmeet, Michigan, United States | Instit. FOR Basic Life Prin. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1994 | Hoopes RV-6 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-34-200T | Lumberton, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1994 | Boeing Stearman PT-13 | Readington, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1994 | Cessna 172RG | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1994 | Piper PA-28 | Pennington, New Jersey, United States | Eagle-Aire Services, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1994 | Cessna 172H | Millville, New Jersey, United States | McGuire AFB Aero Club | Fatal | 2 |