# Accident 20020416012169A: Cessna 150D, Crandall, GA, April 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2002, 08:45 local time
- Place: Crandall, GA
- Airport: Petty Farms Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9581° N, 84.7792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Petty Farms Airport (2GE7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9581&lon=-84.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4449U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4449U-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020416012169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 14TH AROUND 0845 BETWEEN N4449U AND THE GROUND. OWNER AND PILOT MR. PETTY TOOK OFF FROM HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO RETURN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE SPUTTER AND DECIDED TO LAND IN ONE OF HIS PASTURES. MR. PETTY STATED THAT HIS APPROACH WAS A LITTLE TOO FAST AROUND 80 KNOTS. HE CLIPPED SOME TREES AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE WET GRASS AND SOFT GROUND HE SLID INTO A BANK OF TREES BETWEEN HIS PROPERTY AND THE RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH WING LEADING EDGES RECEIVED HEAVY DAMAGE AND THE ENGINE FIREWALL BUCKLED DUE TO THE IMPACT. FAA IIC ANTHONY BROWNE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION THE ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP WHEN TESTED. BOTH OVER WING TANKS HAD 3 INCHES OF FUEL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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