# Accident 20020306004409A: Cessna 150J, Melbourne, AR, March 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2002, 14:30 local time
- Place: Melbourne, AR
- Airport: Melbourne Municipal/John E Miller
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0706° N, 91.8292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0706&lon=-91.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51060, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51060) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020306004409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 6, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N51060, A CESSNA 150 BEGAN THE TAXI PHASE OF FLIGHT. UPON ENTERING RUNWAY 3, TO BACK TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, RUNWAY 21, THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO ARREST FORWARD TRAVEL AT THE POINT OF DIRECTIONAL REVERSAL FOR TAKEOFF. UPON REACHING THE RUNWAY END, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT, ENTERED THE RUNWAY SAFETY ZONE, CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET WHERE IT ENCOUNTERED AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OVER THE EMBANKMENT WHERE THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AS A RESULT OF TERRAIN SOFTNESS AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE EARTH, STOPPING THE ENGINE. WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON A DOWN SLOPE, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSING, THE STORED FORWARD ENERGY AND A TAIL WIND OF 15-KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT VAULTED UP AND OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS QUESTIONABLE. WITH THE FIRST RESCUE PERSONNEL ARRIVING ON SCENE, THE PILOT IN COMMAND SHOWED MINIMAL INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT, A NOSE BLEED, BUT DEMONSTRATED MASSIVE SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND IS PRESENTLY HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF A MASSIVE STROKE WITH QUESTIONABLE FINAL RESULTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA090), Mar 6, 2002: Cessna 150 (N51060), Melbourne, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control as a result of becoming incapacitated due to a stroke while taxiing for takeoff.

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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