# Accident 20010720023389A: Cessna 150F, Lakecity, FL, July 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lakecity, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0897° N, 82.7297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0897&lon=-82.7297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8374G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8374G-2004-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 22 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720023389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 20, 2001, AT 10:45 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 150, N8374G, REGISTERED TO JOHN MISINEC, COLLIDED WITH A TREE BRANCH ON LANDING AT A PRIVATE NEW STRIP IN HIS BACK YARD WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED A PRIVATE RESIDENCE AIR STRIP IN BRANFORD, FLORIDA 32028 AT 10:30 LOCAL TIME. (-19) ON JULY 20, 2001, AT 1045 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150F, N8347G, IMPACTED TREES DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A NEW PRIVATE STRIP IN LAKE CITY, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED A DIFFERENT PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, AT 1028.  ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY MADE A GRASS LANDING STRIP IN HIS BACK YARD, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET LONG. THE PILOT                                                           WAS ATTEMPTING HIS FIRST LANDING ON THE NEW GRASS STRIP WHEN THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED INVERTED, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                        (.4) ON JULY 20, 2001, AT 1030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150F, N8374G, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TREES DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN LAKE CITY, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED A DIFFERENT PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN BRANFORD, FLORIDA, AT 1000. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY CLEARED A GRASS STRIP IN THE PILOT'S BACK YARD, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET LONG. AFTER MAKING FIVE PASSES OVER THE NEW STRIP, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SHORT-FIELD LANDING. ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE BRANCH AT 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH , AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR, THEN FLIPPED INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEPARATED, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND LEFT WING SPAR WERE DAMAGED. NO EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS MECHANICAL DEFECTS WAS DISCOVERED, AND THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL01LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA087), Jul 20, 2001: Cessna 150F (N8374G), Lake City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain clearance during an approach to land, that resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.