NTSB Identification: WPR12LA391
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, September 03, 2012 in Toledo, OR
Probable Cause Approval Date: 02/14/2013
Aircraft: CESSNA 150M, registration: N3700V
Injuries: 1 Serious.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot reported that the approach and landing were normal, but the airplane veered to the right immediately after touchdown. The pilot said that he attempted to apply left rudder to correct the veer; however, the rudder pedal would not move, and the airplane exited the right side of the runway and struck a hangar. One witness reported that the accident airplane landed “hard and fast” and veered right after it touched down. Another witness stated that the airplane touched down fast, bounced about 5 to 8 feet in the air, wobbled, touched down again, and then veered off the right side of the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preexisting mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing.
On September 3, 2012, about 0945 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3700V, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Toledo State Airport (5S4), Toledo, Oregon. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The local flight originated from Newport, Oregon, at 0930 with an intended destination of 5S4.
The 94-year old pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that following normal approach and landing on runway 31, a 1,750-foot long and 40-foot wide asphalt runway, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot said that he attempted to apply left rudder, however, the rudder pedal would not move. Subsequently, the airplane exited the right side of the runway and struck a hangar. The pilot further reported to the inspector that he reduced the throttle before landing, and did not advance the throttle prior to impact with the hangar.
Witnesses located adjacent to the accident site reported observing the accident airplane enter a normal final approach for runway 31. One witness stated that the airplane “landed hard and fast” about 100 feet from the runway threshold, and started going to the right. Another witness stated that the airplane touched down fast near the approach end of the runway, bounced 5 to 8 feet in the air, begin to wobble, and touch back down. The witness said that the airplane traveled about 100 feet along the runway when it violently veered to the right. The witness added that the engine noise got louder just before the airplane exited the runway, and did not decrease until the airplane came to rest in a ditch.
Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector and a representative from Cessna Aircraft Company revealed that both wings and the fuselage were structurally damaged. Examination of the airplanes flight controls, brake system, nose wheel steering system, and engine throttle control revealed no evidence of any preexisting mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.
NTSB Identification: WPR12LA391
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, September 03, 2012 in Toledo, OR
Aircraft: CESSNA 150M, registration: N3700V
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 3, 2012, about 0945 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N3700V, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Toledo State Airport (5S4), Toledo, Oregon. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The local flight originated from Newport, Oregon, at 0930 with an intended destination of 5S4.
The pilot reported that following normal approach and landing on runway 31, a 1,750-foot long and 40-foot wide asphalt runway, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot said that he attempted to apply left rudder, however, the rudder pedal would not move. Subsequently, the airplane exited the right side of the runway and struck a hangar.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that both wings and the fuselage were structurally damaged. The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3700V Make/Model: C150 Description: 150, A150, Commuter, Aerobat
Date: 09/03/2012 Time: 1638
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: TOLEDO State: OR Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, WENT INTO A DITCH, TOLEDO, OR
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 1 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, OR (NM09) Entry date: 09/04/2012
Photo Courtesy of Will Ewing
TOLEDO, Ore. -- A well-known man in aviation circles on the Oregon coast crashed his plane Monday morning at the Toledo Airport.
Toledo's Jack Hagerty, 95, crashed his Cessna 172 just before 10 a.m. Monday. Hagerty was on a flight from Newport to Toledo when the plane suffered a mechanical failure between his left aileron and his left pedal.
Witnesses on the ground said Hagerty came in too high and too fast, but still managed to set the plane down on the runway at the airport. But because of the mechanical failure, the plane's steering capabilities were limited and the plane landed and then took a hard right turn off the runway, across a small tarmac and into Hagerty's own hangar.
The plane clipped a door support on the hangar and then ploughed into a ditch and an embankment which broken the plane in two. Hagerty suffered injuries but none thought to be life-threatening. He was removed from the plane and taken by ambulance to Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport.
Staff from the National Transportation Safety Board was on scene assessing the situation and trying to confirm the cause of the crash.
Hagerty is a celebrated figure in the Newport area, having been a life-long pilot. On his 90th birthday in 2006, Hagerty flew an airplane under the Yaquina Bay Bridge simply because he'd always wanted to, even though it was illegal because it's 135 feet from the traffic lanes down to the water. Hagerty's cohorts said that when he landed after flying under the bridge in 2006, FAA officials revoked his pilot license. He got back his license within a year.
Source: http://www.kval.com
At about 9:35 this morning (9/3) Toledo Fire and ambulance personnel responded to the Toledo airport on a report of an airplane crash. Upon arrival Toledo Fire found that a single engine plane had gone off the runway and made a hard right and crashed into a building and into a ditch.
The 95-year old pilot was transported to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital with some minor injuries. According to witnesses, he apparently came in with a malfunction, which caused a very fast and hard landing. He was unable to successfully apply the brakes causing the plane to pull to the right and strike a building and then go into the ditch.
Chief Ewing said he called Reach Air Ambulance, however the call was cancelled when the pilot reported only some minor injuries. He said it was also fortunate that the airplane did not have a fuel leak, they were concerned due to the heavy damage to the left wing and put out fire protection lines just in case while removing the pilot. Both the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating the crash.
Source: http://oregoncoastdailynews.wordpress.com
Ninety-five year old Jack Hagerty of Toledo was delivering his just repaired Cessna 150 from Newport to Toledo Monday morning when something went wrong. His brake pedal malfunctioned and he came in too high and too fast. He managed to get the plane on the ground but it lurched to the right, went across the tarmac and smashed into a hangar door support post. It kept going, went nose first into a ditch and hit the side of an embankment.
Hagerty was still in the cockpit when Toledo Fire Rescue arrived. They got him out and into an awaiting ambulance which took him to PCH in Newport to be checked out. He was expected to be discharged later in the day or sometime tomorrow. National Transportation Safety Board inspectors were on scene to assess the cause of the crash.
Hagerty is somewhat of a flying folk hero on the Central Coast. Back in 2006, on his 90th birthday, Hagerty, on a whim, decided he wanted to do something bold on such an important birthday. So he flew his Cessna 150 under the Yaquina Bay Bridge. The feat was reported to the FAA which, in turn, suspended his pilot’s license for a year. It’s believed his license was reinstated after the year’s period and so would have been fully licensed today.
Source: http://www.newslincolncounty.com
