# Accident 20200325007489A: Cessna 150E, Mckinney, TX, March 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2020, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Aero Country
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2025° N, 96.7436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2025&lon=-96.7436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4729U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4729U-2022-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,659 total, 150 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200325007489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN20LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA133), Mar 25, 2020: Cessna 150 (N4729U), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

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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