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FAA accident report · Cessna 150K · South Saint Pau, MN · September 17, 2023

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Date
September 17, 2023 · 13:00 local
Place
South Saint Pau, MN
Airport
South St Paul Municipal-Richard E F
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6398G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA420
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
354 total7 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N6398GRegistered now · Cessna 150KS/N 150-71898 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 150KEngine 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.

During the second attempted touch and go for the day the PIC touched down then applied full power. The aircraft started drifting to the right leaving the paved runway surface and striking a runway sign then spinning to the left and coming to an abrupt stop. No injuries. Marks on the runway showed the right main tire locked up as the aircraft departed the runway at an angle of approximately 30 degrees before striking the runway sign with the left main tire. Damage to the aircraft included propeller strike, dent in lower engine cowling, left main landing gear mounting bolt sheered off allowing the landing gear spring assembly to rotate causing damage to main landing gear bulkhead assembly.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO FOR THE DAY THE PIC TOUCHED DOWN THEN APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT LEAVING THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE AND STRIKING A RUNWAY SIGN THEN SPINNING TO THE LEFT AND COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP. NO INJURIES. MARKS ON THE RUNWAY SHOWED THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE LOCKED UP AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES BEFORE STRIKING THE RUNWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT MAIN TIRE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED PROPELLER STRIKE, DENT IN LOWER ENGINE COWLING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR MOUNTING BOLT SHEERED OFF ALLOWING THE LANDING GEAR SPRING ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAIN LANDING GEAR BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN23LA420Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSouth Saint Paul, MNThe pilot’s inadvertent brake application during takeoff which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper seat position.Sep 17, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6398G · 1

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

Accident 19860416012079AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Joshua Tree, CAThe engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft struck trees during landing. The pilot had been drinking.Apr 16, 1986 · Substantial damage