# Accident 20230823012149A: Cessna 150G, Pink Hill, NC, August 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2023, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pink Hill, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0757° N, 77.6960° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0757&lon=-77.6960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8474J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8474J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230823012149A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED:  "AS WE APPROACHED THE WEST END OF THE FIELD AT ABOUT TREE TOP LEVEL, WE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT THAT PUSHED US LOWER THAN I WAS ANTICIPATING, LANDED SHORT OF THE AIRFIELD AND HIT THE LIP OF THE IRRIGATION DITCH AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT."

BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SOME SCRATCHES AND BRUISES BUT WERE OTHERWISE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED, FACING WEST, THERE WAS A FURROW IN THE GROUND EXTENDING FROM THE EDGE OF THE DITCH TO AIRCRAFT CREATED FROM THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR DRAGGING THE GROUND.

INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE ARE NO MAINTENANCE ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME.  IN MY OPINION THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT ERROR DUE TO THE PILOT NOT BEING PROFICIENT IN THE AIRCRAFT.  THE REVIEW OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S PILOT FLIGHT LOGBOOK SHOWS THAT HIS LAST BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW PER 14 CFR 61.56(C)(1&2) WAS JULY 20, 1993.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND LOGGED 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME ON JULY 15, 2023, AND 0.7 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME ON JULY 23, 2023.  THERE HAS BEEN A 30-YEAR GAP SINCE THE LAST BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW FOR THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## 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 ERA23LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA348), Aug 23, 2023: Cessna 150 (N8474J), Pink Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for prevailing wind conditions during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane contacting the ground short of the runway.

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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