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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Deland, FL · August 31, 2001

Date: August 31, 2001 · 06:45 local
Place: Deland, FL
Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N66638
Reported as: Cessna 150M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 345 total40 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N66638Registration cancelled Jul 2, 2013 · Cessna 150MS/N 15076173 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Thomas richard gonet was practicing touch and go landings on runway 30 at Deland municipal airport in N66638M a Cessna 150 airplane. During climbout (at approximately 200 feet AGL) he experienced engine failure and made a landing on the extended grass "over-run" of runway 30. After checking to make sure he was ok, and realizing that no one was coming to assist him, he decided to taxi the airplane back to the fixed base of operation (Deland aviation). At this point Mr. Gonet had no intention of flying the aircrft again. During his taxi back to runway 30/12 he taxied the aircraft into a rather large ditch where it sustained substantial damage. Mr. Gonet was uninjured during this incident. The cause of the initial engine failure is under investigation at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. THOMAS RICHARD GONET WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 30 AT DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN N66638M A CESSNA 150 AIRPLANE. DURING CLIMBOUT (AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL) HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE A LANDING ON THE EXTENDED GRASS "OVER-RUN" OF RUNWAY 30. AFTER CHECKING TO MAKE SURE HE WAS OK, AND REALIZING THAT NO ONE WAS COMING TO ASSIST HIM, HE DECIDED TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE FIXED BASE OF OPERATION (DELAND AVIATION). AT THIS POINT MR. GONET HAD NO INTENTION OF FLYING THE AIRCRFT AGAIN. DURING HIS TAXI BACK TO RUNWAY 30/12 HE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A RATHER LARGE DITCH WHERE IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MR. GONET WAS UNINJURED DURING THIS INCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE INITIAL ENGINE FAILURE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME.