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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150K · Monticello, GA · March 29, 2004

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Date: March 29, 2004 · 19:35 local
Place: Monticello, GA
Airport: Monticello Sky Ranch Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5656G
Reported as: Cessna 150K
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N5656GRegistered now · Cessna 150KS/N 15071156 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 150K Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Upon landing to the northwest of rwy 32 and after rollout, the aircraft slowed down to turn around in the middle of the runway. The aircraft became too close to the east side of the runway which caused the left wing to impact a large pine tree at the landing light area. The impact caused the aircraft to yaw to the left and drop into a shallow ditch. There were no injuries to the sole pilot. The pilot then used a small tractor to remove the aircraft from the ditch and tow it to the tiedown area. Damage is as follows: left wing was twisted aft causing a bent spar and buckling of the upper and lower wing skins and internal structure. The left wing flap was buckled. The landing/taxi light lens and support housing are crushed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING TO THE NORTHWEST OF RWY 32 AND AFTER ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN TO TURN AROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME TOO CLOSE TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT A LARGE PINE TREE AT THE LANDING LIGHT AREA. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE LEFT AND DROP INTO A SHALLOW DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE PILOT. THE PILOT THEN USED A SMALL TRACTOR TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE DITCH AND TOW IT TO THE TIEDOWN AREA. DAMAGE IS AS FOLLOWS: LEFT WING WAS TWISTED AFT CAUSING A BENT SPAR AND BUCKLING OF THE UPPER AND LOWER WING SKINS AND INTERNAL STRUCTURE. THE LEFT WING FLAP WAS BUCKLED. THE LANDING/TAXI LIGHT LENS AND SUPPORT HOUSING ARE CRUSHED.