# Incident 19971105041799I: Cessna 150F, Enterprise, AL, November 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Enterprise, AL
- Airport: Enterprise Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2997° N, 85.8998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ENTERPRISE MUNI (EDN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2997&lon=-85.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3060X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3060X-1999-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 2 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971105041799I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1308 HRS CST, A CESSNA C-150 WAS STARTED AFTER BEING REFUELED IN ENTERPRISE AIRPORT, ENTERPRISE, AL. THERE WAS NO INTENT TO FLY, RATHER THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAXI AND RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT IN THE RAMP FOR PARKING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING, THE STUDENT PILOT TAXIED INTO A GROUND TUG VEHICLE DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE THROTTLE POSITIONING BY THE STUDENT PILOT AND A RESULTING HIGH ENGINE RPM. THE STUDENT PILOT ABOARD THE PLANE SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUND. THE PLANE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND WING STRUTS. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON THE PROPER ENGINE STARTING TECHNIQUE AND HANDLING OF THE THROTTLE DURING ENGINE STARTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N3060X (3)

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

- [Accident 19981126032489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981126032489A), Nov 26, 1998: Cessna 150F (N3060X), New Brockton, AL, Substantial damage. (-23)Mr. Lindsey miscalculated his fuel causing the engine to stop and necessitating an emergency landing in a field. The landing site was soft earth causing…
- [Incident 19910816043949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816043949I), Aug 16, 1991: Cessna 150F (N3060X), Enterprise, AL. Engine lost power on climb. Emergency landing off airport .
- [Accident 19760606014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606014939A), Jun 6, 1976: Cessna 150F (N3060X), Russellville, AL, Substantial damage

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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