# Accident 20020402023389A: Cessna 150L, Lawrenceville, GA, April 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9783° N, 83.9625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9783&lon=-83.9625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6613G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6613G-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020402023389A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA077), Apr 2, 2002: Cessna 150L (N6613G), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N6613G (1)

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

- [Accident 19730628016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628016309A), Jun 28, 1973: Cessna A150K (N6613G), Hartford, CT, Substantial damage. 2Nd solo.

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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