# Accident 20030326012949A: Cessna 150G, Medina, OH, March 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2003, 15:45 local time
- Place: Medina, OH
- Airport: Medina Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1314° N, 81.7644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1314&lon=-81.7644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3964J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3964J-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030326012949A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC03LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA073), Mar 26, 2003: Cessna 150G (N3964J), Medina, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow published procedures while starting the engine, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane.

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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