# Accident 20110702011949A: Cessna 150C, Weirsdale, FL, July 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2011, 18:25 local time
- Place: Weirsdale, FL
- Airport: Love Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9619° N, 81.7581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9619&lon=-81.7581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1953Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1953Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150C (registry code 2071808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,027 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702011949A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA387), Jul 2, 2011: Cessna 150C (N1953Z), Weirsdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the stopped trailer while taxiing.

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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