20070610009849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Greensboro, GA · June 10, 2007

Date
June 10, 2007 · 13:00 local
Place
Greensboro, GA
Airport
Greene County Regional
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1786Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07CA106
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
196 total190 in this make and model8 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) As pilot crossed numbers of runway 06, she encountered a gust of wind enough to push her approximately 50 feet to the right; airspeed was 65 mph. Pilot attempted to guide the aircraft back over the runway but was hit with another gust of wind and decided to execute a go-around. With flaps full down, pilot applied full power and stalled. Aircraft impacted ground to the right of runway 06 in a grassy area between taxiway and parking lot; pilot and one passenger received minor injuries. On scene investigation of aircraft revealed subtantial damage to engine mount, firewall, both wings, left door, fuselage, nose wheel, and one propeller blade. Reported wind conditions at time of accident were 030 @ 10 knots with gusts to 16 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS PILOT CROSSED NUMBERS OF RUNWAY 06, SHE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND ENOUGH TO PUSH HER APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET TO THE RIGHT; AIRSPEED WAS 65 MPH. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT BACK OVER THE RUNWAY BUT WAS HIT WITH ANOTHER GUST OF WIND AND DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. WITH FLAPS FULL DOWN, PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND STALLED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 06 IN A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN TAXIWAY AND PARKING LOT; PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, BOTH WINGS, LEFT DOOR, FUSELAGE, NOSE WHEEL, AND ONE PROPELLER BLADE. REPORTED WIND CONDITIONS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WERE 030 @ 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 16 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

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