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FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Lawrenceville, GA · April 2, 2002

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Date
April 2, 2002 · 16:00 local
Place
Lawrenceville, GA
Airport
Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6613G
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA02LA077
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Fatal injuries
0
N6613GRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2013 · Cessna 150LS/N 15072113 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine 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) Pilot was attempting to land his CE-150, with tail wheel conversion, when he lost control. Winds were 170 degrees at 08 knots. After attempting a 2nd touchdown, aircraft veered approximately 45 degrees off runway 25 to the right. Aircraft touched down off the runway surface in a dirt/grass area. Main wheels made contact off the paved area of the runway, followed by the tail wheel. The main wheels left the ground after about 8 feet travel on the ground surface, but the tail wheel continued ground contact to a berm, which was prior to a ditch about 12 feet deep. The aircraft's tail wheel left the ground as it passed the berm, and the aircraft became airborne over the ditch. The aircraft flew through the top of a small pine tree, evidenced by the prop cuts. The aircraft then entered a stall, followed by a spin entry making ground contact in a 50 degree nose down attitude, 180 degrees from its in-flight heading. The pilot had full flaps (40 degs) for landing, retracted flaps to 30 degrees to attempt a go around, did not have the airspeed or available power to complete it.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS CE-150, WITH TAIL WHEEL CONVERSION, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL. WINDS WERE 170 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS. AFTER ATTEMPTING A 2ND TOUCHDOWN, AIRCRAFT VEERED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY 25 TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE IN A DIRT/GRASS AREA. MAIN WHEELS MADE CONTACT OFF THE PAVED AREA OF THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWED BY THE TAIL WHEEL. THE MAIN WHEELS LEFT THE GROUND AFTER ABOUT 8 FEET TRAVEL ON THE GROUND SURFACE, BUT THE TAIL WHEEL CONTINUED GROUND CONTACT TO A BERM, WHICH WAS PRIOR TO A DITCH ABOUT 12 FEET DEEP. THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL WHEEL LEFT THE GROUND AS IT PASSED THE BERM, AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE OVER THE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH THE TOP OF A SMALL PINE TREE, EVIDENCED BY THE PROP CUTS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED A STALL, FOLLOWED BY A SPIN ENTRY MAKING GROUND CONTACT IN A 50 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, 180 DEGREES FROM ITS IN-FLIGHT HEADING. THE PILOT HAD FULL FLAPS (40 DEGS) FOR LANDING, RETRACTED FLAPS TO 30 DEGREES TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND, DID NOT HAVE THE AIRSPEED OR AVAILABLE POWER TO COMPLETE IT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA02LA077Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLawrenceville, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing and during his subsequent attempt at a go around, resulting in collision with a tree and impact with the terrain.Apr 2, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6613G · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19730628016309ALevel Off Touchdown · Hartford, CT2Nd solo.Jun 28, 1973 · Reported as Cessna A150K · Substantial damage