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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Axson, GA · March 21, 1995

Date: March 21, 1995 · 15:30 local
Place: Axson, GA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: YGFS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N704KQ
Reported as: Cessna 150M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N704KQRegistered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15078675 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the flight was made by a student pilot on his last solo cross-country. He departed athens, GA around noon for Douglas, GA. Flying time was one hour and thirty minutes. He stated that after about 15 minutes of flight that he never heard any radio transmissions. I think this added to his anxiety. Prior to reaching Douglas, the ceiling started dropping and it was very hazy. It seems that his course was good and that he passed very close to his destination airport; but he missed it. He flew around for a while not knowing where he was. He tried to find bacon county airport but was unable. The pilot stated that his fuel was getting low so he started looking for a place for an emergency landing. He found an open field and he landed. The field had been plowed recently and the soil was very soft. The aircraft landed on it's nose gear and flipped over on it's back. There was only minor damage to the aircraft and the pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE FLIGHT WAS MADE BY A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS LAST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY. HE DEPARTED ATHENS, GA AROUND NOON FOR DOUGLAS, GA. FLYING TIME WAS ONE HOUR AND THIRTY MINUTES. HE STATED THAT AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THAT HE NEVER HEARD ANY RADIO TRANSMISSIONS. I THINK THIS ADDED TO HIS ANXIETY. PRIOR TO REACHING DOUGLAS, THE CEILING STARTED DROPPING AND IT WAS VERY HAZY. IT SEEMS THAT HIS COURSE WAS GOOD AND THAT HE PASSED VERY CLOSE TO HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT; BUT HE MISSED IT. HE FLEW AROUND FOR A WHILE NOT KNOWING WHERE HE WAS. HE TRIED TO FIND BACON COUNTY AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS FUEL WAS GETTING LOW SO HE STARTED LOOKING FOR A PLACE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE FOUND AN OPEN FIELD AND HE LANDED. THE FIELD HAD BEEN PLOWED RECENTLY AND THE SOIL WAS VERY SOFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON IT'S NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.