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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150C · Payson, AZ · February 22, 2005

Date: February 22, 2005 · 19:00 local
Place: Payson, AZ
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N602
Reported as: Cessna 150C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 27,500 total600 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N602Registered now · Cessna 150CS/N 15060073 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 150C Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Airman landed his conventional gear CE-150 on a dirt runway along at typically dry river wash. After landing, airman taxied to east end of runway to mark position on GPS. As airman got closer to the east end, he realized runway surface was soft in that area due to recent rains and attempted to make a 180 turn. During his turn he felt the aircraft sink slowly into the mud and become stuck. Prior to engine shut down, airman states he realized the prop tip made contact with the wet surface. Airman returned the following day with assistance. The airman who is also a certified mechanic, dressed the prop tip and with the help of others removed the aircraft from the mud and was able to depart.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN LANDED HIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR CE-150 ON A DIRT RUNWAY ALONG AT TYPICALLY DRY RIVER WASH. AFTER LANDING, AIRMAN TAXIED TO EAST END OF RUNWAY TO MARK POSITION ON GPS. AS AIRMAN GOT CLOSER TO THE EAST END, HE REALIZED RUNWAY SURFACE WAS SOFT IN THAT AREA DUE TO RECENT RAINS AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 180 TURN. DURING HIS TURN HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SINK SLOWLY INTO THE MUD AND BECOME STUCK. PRIOR TO ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AIRMAN STATES HE REALIZED THE PROP TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE WET SURFACE. AIRMAN RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY WITH ASSISTANCE. THE AIRMAN WHO IS ALSO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, DRESSED THE PROP TIP AND WITH THE HELP OF OTHERS REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE MUD AND WAS ABLE TO DEPART.