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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Palmetto, GA · February 6, 2007

Date
February 6, 2007 · 17:30 local
Place
Palmetto, GA
Airport
South Fulton Sky Port Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5843E
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL07CA039
Reported as
Cessna 150
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total25 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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) The pilot privacy data omitted ^ entered the traffic pattern to land on runway 27 at south Fulton airport. The pilot ^pri^ stated the winds were reported at his weather briefing to be 260 at 7 knots. The pilot ^pri^ stated he executed a go around on his first attempt to land. On his second attempt, the aircraft was floating down along the runway, when suddenly the aircraft turned to the left and unexpectedly he was low to the ground with full flaps at a slow airspeed to the left of the runway. Before he had a chance to comprehend what was occurring, the aircraft was settling into the brush and small trees. The aircraft contacted the ground, on the south side of the runway then turned to the left, and finally came to a full stop. One blade of the propeller was curled and the other blade had a simple bend.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT SOUTH FULTON AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRI^ STATED THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AT HIS WEATHER BRIEFING TO BE 260 AT 7 KNOTS. THE PILOT ^PRI^ STATED HE EXECUTED A GO AROUND ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOATING DOWN ALONG THE RUNWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND UNEXPECTEDLY HE WAS LOW TO THE GROUND WITH FULL FLAPS AT A SLOW AIRSPEED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. BEFORE HE HAD A CHANCE TO COMPREHEND WHAT WAS OCCURRING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLING INTO THE BRUSH AND SMALL TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT, AND FINALLY CAME TO A FULL STOP. ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS CURLED AND THE OTHER BLADE HAD A SIMPLE BEND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.