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FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Honesdale, PA · August 12, 2006

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Date
August 12, 2006 · 11:00 local
Place
Honesdale, PA
Airport
Cherry Ridge Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9446U
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
156 total145 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N9446URegistered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15078394 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) While taxiing to runway 36 at the Cherry Ridge Airport (N30) in Honesdale, PA, the aircraft, operated by the student, veered unexpectedly to the right and departed the taxiway. The instructor tried to intervene and pulled the mixture control to cutoff, stopping the propeller. The aircraft came to a stop at approximately a 30 degree nose down position. Investigation of the incident revealed the propeller (one blade) bent inward as a result of aircraft weight on the propeller when the propeller contacted the ground, there were no indications of rotation. There was no other damage, and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 36 AT THE CHERRY RIDGE AIRPORT (N30) IN HONESDALE, PA, THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY THE STUDENT, VEERED UNEXPECTEDLY TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO INTERVENE AND PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO CUTOFF, STOPPING THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE NOSE DOWN POSITION. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT REVEALED THE PROPELLER (ONE BLADE) BENT INWARD AS A RESULT OF AIRCRAFT WEIGHT ON THE PROPELLER WHEN THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ROTATION. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE, AND NO INJURIES.