# Accident 20000408009989A: Cessna 150M, Leesburg, FL, April 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2000, 13:05 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9008° N, 81.8102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9008&lon=-81.8102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45618, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45618-2013-08-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000408009989A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 04/08/2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1305 EST., A CESSNA CE-150, N45618, S/N 15076992, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. PAUL E. GOSNEY, OPERATED UNDER PART 91, VFR, AND DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, LANDED SHORT ON RUNWAY 21 AND STRUCK THE JET BLAST BARRIER. THE IMPACT WITH THE BARRIER APPEARED TO HAVE SHEARED THE NOSE WHEEL.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET SHORT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE THROUGH THE THRESHOLD, FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET.  THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FOLLOWING A JET AIRCRAFT ON FINAL, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOST OF ALTITUDE.  HE IMMEDIATELY INCREASED POWER, BUT CONTINUED TO LOOSE ALTITUDE.  HE STATED THAT ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL.

## 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 ATL00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA040), Apr 8, 2000: Cessna 150M (N45618), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects during the final approach. A factor was downdraft on final approach.

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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