# Accident 20070206001959A: Cessna 150, Palmetto, GA, February 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Palmetto, GA
- Airport: South Fulton Sky Port Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5358° N, 84.6367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5358&lon=-84.6367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5843E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5843E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070206001959A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL07CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA039), Feb 6, 2007: Cessna C150 (N5843E), Palmetto, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing flare, which resulted in a loss of control and an in-flight collision with objects. A factor associated with the accident was a…

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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