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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150C · Weirsdale, FL · July 2, 2011

Date
July 2, 2011 · 18:25 local
Place
Weirsdale, FL
Airport
Love Field Airport
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1953Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA387
Reported as
Cessna 150C
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,027 total4,000 in this make and model25 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.

Weirsdale, Florida (lake county): N1953Z, Cessna, CE-150 was taxing to runway at Love Field Airport, a private uncontrolled fly-in community, when aircraft's left wing struck a utility trailer attached to a pick-up truck that had pulled over to allow the aircraft to taxi by. After the left wing struck the trailer, the aircraft spun around and the propeller impacted the trailer's rear door. The on-scene investigation revealed that the aircraft sustain substantial damage to the left wing rear spar, just aft of lt wing fuel tank. The aircraft also received minor damage to left wing leading edge at approximately 24" in from the wing tip. Recommend this pilot have a 44709 reexamination.

As the FAA filed it

WEIRSDALE, FLORIDA (LAKE COUNTY): N1953Z, CESSNA, CE-150 WAS TAXING TO RUNWAY AT LOVE FIELD AIRPORT, A PRIVATE UNCONTROLLED FLY-IN COMMUNITY, WHEN AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A UTILITY TRAILER ATTACHED TO A PICK-UP TRUCK THAT HAD PULLED OVER TO ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO TAXI BY. AFTER THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE TRAILER, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE TRAILER'S REAR DOOR. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING REAR SPAR, JUST AFT OF LT WING FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AT APPROXIMATELY 24" IN FROM THE WING TIP. RECOMMEND THIS PILOT HAVE A 44709 REEXAMINATION.

NTSB investigation

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