# Accident 20000307013089A: Cessna 150E, Reedley, CA, March 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Reedley, CA
- Airport: Reedley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6502° N, 119.4007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6502&lon=-119.4007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6194T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6194T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,253 total, 37 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307013089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SEAT SLIPPED ON TRACKS DURING ENGINE START. PILOT COULDN'T REACH PEDALS WELL ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING A LIGHT STANDARD WITH THE LEFT WING.  FOUND SEAT TO BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.                                         (.4)ON MARCH 7, 2000, AT 1530 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150E, N6194T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED A POLE DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF AT REEDLEY, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA, PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS SHE STARTED TO TAXI FOLLOWING ENGINE START, HER SEAT SLIPPED BACK AND SHE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, WHO IS 69 INCHES TALL, REPORTED SHE WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN FULL RUDDER DEFLECTION FOR NOSE WHEEL STEERING OR FULL USE OF THE BRAKES. THE TIP OF THE LEFT WING STRUCK A POLE BEFORE SHE COULD REGAIN CONTROL. THE AFT SPAR OF THE WING BUCKLED NEAR THE WING ROOT.

## 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 LAX00LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA120), Mar 7, 2000: Cessna 150E (N6194T), Reedley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loose seat latch which permitted the seat to move aft to a position where the pilot could no longer reach the controls.

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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