# Accident 20030513015089A: Cessna 150G, Morris, AL, May 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2003, 14:22 local time
- Place: Morris, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7500° N, 86.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7500&lon=-86.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2970S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2970S) (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: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 60 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030513015089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE RPM GAUGE SURGED AND A LOUD SQUEAL WAS HEARD OVER THE HEADSET. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON HIS PROPERTY INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIR FIELD. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A DIP AND THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKE AND THE FIREWALL DAMAGED. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS CHECK OK. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ATL03LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA096), May 13, 2003: Cessna 150G (N2970S), Morris, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing, which resulted in a ground collision with terrain, and subsequent collapse of the nose gear.

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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