# Incident 20110904021119I: Cessna 150K, Royal Oak, MI, September 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2011, 15:15 local time
- Place: Royal Oak, MI
- Airport: Oakland/Troy
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5429° N, 83.1779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND/TROY (VLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5429&lon=-83.1779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6349G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6349G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110904021119I

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS OVER ROYAL OAK, MI, THE SAFETY LINK BROKE CAUSING THE BANNER SIGN TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE SIGN STRUCK POWER LINES AND IMPACTED A GARAGE AT 725 EAST SECOND STREET; ROYAL OAK, MI. NO INJURIES OCCURED. HOWEVER, A SMALL 6 IN. BY 6 IN. HOLE DEVELOPED IN A GARAGE ROOF AFTER IMPACT BY THE SIGN APPARATUS.

## Other reports on N6349G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920521015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920521015569A), May 21, 1992: Cessna 150K (N6349G), South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. Approach was high and fast. Landed on nose wheel and sheared it off.
- [Incident 19780829038269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829038269I), Aug 29, 1978: Cessna 150 (N6349G), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Student practicing touch and goes landed on nose gear. It collapsed.

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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