20200325007489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150E · Mckinney, TX · March 25, 2020

Date
March 25, 2020 · 18:30 local
Place
Mckinney, TX
Airport
Aero Country
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4729U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20LA133
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,659 total150 in this make and model77 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.

On April 25, 2020 at 1830 CDT, a Cessna 150E, N4729U owned by privacy data omitted, while on a familiarization flight was involved in an accident. The flight originated at Aero Country Airport (T31), Mckinney, TX, enroute to sherman municipal (kswi), sherman, TX. Following three (3) touch and go landings, privacy data omitted departed toward the home base, T31. Once arriving at T31, privacy data omitted decided to do a few more touch and go landings. After the third and final go around, to land, the engine lost power and privacy data omitted made an emergency landing on the west ridge golf course. During a normal landing the nose gear impacted a raised mound, tee box, ballooned in the air, stalled and impacted the ground nose first and flipped over on its back. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed and there was no flight plan filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. privacy data omitted Received no injuries. privacy data omitted Holds a commercial, single engine land & sea; multi-engine, instrument airplane and flight instructor ratings. The flight originated at Aero Country Airport (T31) on April 25, 2020 at 1700 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 25, 2020 AT 1830 CDT, A CESSNA 150E, N4729U OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE ON A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AERO COUNTRY AIRPORT (T31), MCKINNEY, TX, ENROUTE TO SHERMAN MUNICIPAL (KSWI), SHERMAN, TX. FOLLOWING THREE (3) TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED TOWARD THE HOME BASE, T31. ONCE ARRIVING AT T31, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO DO A FEW MORE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER THE THIRD AND FINAL GO AROUND, TO LAND, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE WEST RIDGE GOLF COURSE. DURING A NORMAL LANDING THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED A RAISED MOUND, TEE BOX, BALLOONED IN THE AIR, STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A COMMERCIAL, SINGLE ENGINE LAND & SEA; MULTI-ENGINE, INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AERO COUNTRY AIRPORT (T31) ON APRIL 25, 2020 AT 1700 CDT.

NTSB investigation

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