# Accident 19930123000769A: Cessna 150M, Gainesville, FL, January 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1993, 13:25 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6709° N, 82.3291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6709&lon=-82.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714RG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714RG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 26 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930123000769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT BECAME CONFUSED TRYING TO LINE UP TO LAND ON RUNWAY. ELECTED TO LAND ON GRASS ADJACENT. HIT CEMENT CULVERT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA93LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA053), Jan 23, 1993: Cessna 150M (N714RG), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING DECISION BY THE STUDENT PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS APPREHENSION AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION.

## Other reports on N714RG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910711039589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910711039589I), Jul 11, 1991: Cessna 150M (N714RG), Brooksville, FL. Engine losing power. Emergency landing on road. Carburetor heat cable was loose leaving it on.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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