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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Morrison, TN · August 22, 2017

Date: August 22, 2017 · 10:30 local
Place: Morrison, TN
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5259Q
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total2,000 in this make and model

N5259QRegistered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15073159 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was out of annual since April 2016. Pilot was ground running the aircraft to prepare it for a ferry flight to a shop for an annual inspection. Pilot was doing highspeed taxi's to check power of engine. Pilot could not slow down enough to stop aircraft from running through a barb wire fence at the end of his gravel runway. Pilot tried to turn left off the runway but was unable to avoid running into the fence. Pilot changed direct from a 136 heading to 101 heading approxamitely. Engine was shut off prior to running through fence. Only 1 prop blade had scratch marks from the fence. The wire collapsed the nose wheel allowing the aircraft to rest on the spinner.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL SINCE APRIL 2016. PILOT WAS GROUND RUNNING THE AIRCRAFT TO PREPARE IT FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO A SHOP FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. PILOT WAS DOING HIGHSPEED TAXI'S TO CHECK POWER OF ENGINE. PILOT COULD NOT SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO STOP AIRCRAFT FROM RUNNING THROUGH A BARB WIRE FENCE AT THE END OF HIS GRAVEL RUNWAY. PILOT TRIED TO TURN LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE FENCE. PILOT CHANGED DIRECT FROM A 136 HEADING TO 101 HEADING APPROXAMITELY. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF PRIOR TO RUNNING THROUGH FENCE. ONLY 1 PROP BLADE HAD SCRATCH MARKS FROM THE FENCE. THE WIRE COLLAPSED THE NOSE WHEEL ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO REST ON THE SPINNER.