NTSB LAX83LA182 — 1983-04-06 · CORONA, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N7243S

Make / Model: CESSNA 150L
Year of manufacture: 1973 · 10 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19731012
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A9B53A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7243S Cessna 150H None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL WHILE BEING USED ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING NIGHT LANDING TECHNIQUE TO HER STUDENT. DURING THE LAST LANDING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST WHEN THE NOSEGEAR TOUCHED DOWN. THE ACFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THEN THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT THE ACFT NOSEDOVER. LATER EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE COTTER PIN AND NUT (CESSNA PART # MS24665-134 AND AN 310-5) WHICH SECURE THE NOSE GEAR BOLT THROUGH THE AXLE TUBE WERE MISSING. THE BOLT WAS PARTIALLY INSERTED IN THE AXLE TUBE AND THE TIRE WAS PRESSED AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR FORK. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HER HUSBAND CHANGED THENOSE GEAR TIRE ABOUT 1 MONTH BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA182.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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