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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Medina, OH · March 26, 2003

Date: March 26, 2003 · 15:45 local
Place: Medina, OH
Airport: Medina Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3964J
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA073
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total1 in the last 90 days

N3964JRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna 150GS/N 15065264 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150G Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot started to taxi and clipped the right wingtip on a metal i-beam post that is part of the lean-to attached to the maintenance hangar. According to the pilot, the engine started to race after start up and he was unable to control the airplane with the throttle or brakes. The airplane pivoted around the post striking two aircraft. One airplane, N2309U received substantial damage to the empannage. The other airplane, N4802G, was undamaged but the left wingtip of N3964J was resting atop of it's left wing. N3964J also sustained substantial damage to the right wing in two locations-the wingtip and the wing root. The center of the wing struck the rudder of N2309U. The CE-150, N3964J, was started and seemed to run normally. The throttle was advanced and retarded several times, the airplane was run up to full-throttle and the brakes held. The airplane was then taxied without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STARTED TO TAXI AND CLIPPED THE RIGHT WINGTIP ON A METAL I-BEAM POST THAT IS PART OF THE LEAN-TO ATTACHED TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AFTER START UP AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE WITH THE THROTTLE OR BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED AROUND THE POST STRIKING TWO AIRCRAFT. ONE AIRPLANE, N2309U RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPANNAGE. THE OTHER AIRPLANE, N4802G, WAS UNDAMAGED BUT THE LEFT WINGTIP OF N3964J WAS RESTING ATOP OF IT'S LEFT WING. N3964J ALSO SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING IN TWO LOCATIONS-THE WINGTIP AND THE WING ROOT. THE CENTER OF THE WING STRUCK THE RUDDER OF N2309U. THE CE-150, N3964J, WAS STARTED AND SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY. THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED AND RETARDED SEVERAL TIMES, THE AIRPLANE WAS RUN UP TO FULL-THROTTLE AND THE BRAKES HELD. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN TAXIED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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 NYC03LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMedina, OHThe pilot's failure to follow published procedures while starting the engine, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane.Mar 26, 2003 · Substantial damage