ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296612
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 September 2002 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2870S |
| MSN: | 15066770 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dodge Center, Minnesota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dodge Center Airport, MN (KTOB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane landed short of the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. In a written report, the pilot stated that he was practicing short/soft field takeoffs and landings. He stated that on the accident landing, he touched down short of the runway. He stated: "Nosewheel impaled itself in a slight rise of turf runway above surrounding beanfield. Nosegear crunched into cowl and dragged below [the airplane] along the turf for 96 [feet] till plane nosed over." The pilot listed no mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance resulting in an undershoot of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI02CA287
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 August 2011 | N2870S | Private | 0 | Cavanaugh Bay Airport - K66S, near Priest Lake, Coolin, ID | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 08:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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