# Incident 19960524018679I: Cessna 150G, Selbyville, DE, May 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Selbyville, DE
- Airport: Warrington Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4626° N, 75.1749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Warrington Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4626&lon=-75.1749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3731J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3731J-2013-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 865 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960524018679I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 24, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 HOURS, A CESSNA CE-150, N3731J PILOTED BY ROYCE M. NEWTON, A COMMERCIAL PILOT EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A BANNER AT WARRINGTON FIELD (0N7). THE PILOT UNFORTUNATELY PICKED UP THE BANNER WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THEN MADE A HARD LANDING WITH THE BANNER STILL ATTACHED TO THE LANDING GEAR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED FOR THIS LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON MAY 30, 1996, THE OPERATOR ADVISED THAT NEWTON HAD BEEN RETRAINED, HOWEVER, HE HAD DECIDED TO TERMINATE HIS EMPLOYMENT AND RETESTING WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3731J (2)

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

- [Accident 19980603012119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980603012119A), Jun 3, 1998: Cessna 150G (N3731J), Selbyville, DE, Substantial damage. After picking up a banner on climbout a wind gust caused loss of control. Crashed into trees. Under powered for ops.s (.4)according to the pilot, when he…
- [Incident 19890722048519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890722048519I), Jul 22, 1989: Cessna 150G (N3731J), Shelbyville, DE, Minor damage. Banner tow operator unable to release banner. Landed with banner. Bounced and damaged prop. Cause not given.

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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