# Accident 20000518004859A: Cessna A150M, Gainesville, GA, May 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2000, 16:34 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2895° N, 83.8294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2895&lon=-83.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9834J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9834J-2003-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000518004859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTEDLY ENCOUNTERED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN FIELD. A/C IMPACTED AND SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT ENCUR ANY INJURIES. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED ADEQUATE FUEL IN TANKS AND NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO ENGINE.

## 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 MIA00LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA162), May 18, 2000: Cessna A150M (N9834J), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use proper soft field landing technique while attempting a forced landing to an open field following a loss of engine power which resulted in a hard landing. Factors in the…

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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