Cessna 150 N50945

Summary

On 2 August 2016 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N50945 was involved in an accident near New Albany, Mississippi, United States. One person was 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.

Date

2 August 2016 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

New Albany, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

New Albany-Union Co (M72)

Coordinates

34.5483, -89.0244

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N50945

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Albany → New Albany

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA414

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate pitch attitude during landing, which resulted in an initial nose wheel contact, followed by a nose gear collapse, and the airplane came to rest in a nose down position.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing the airplane's nose wheel impacted the runway first and the axle broke. The pilot further reported that the airplane continued to slide on the runway bending the nose wheel strut, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane's firewall. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.