# Accident 20230917016179A: Cessna 150K, South Saint Pau, MN, September 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: South Saint Pau, MN
- Airport: South St Paul Municipal-Richard E F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8586° N, 93.0348° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8586&lon=-93.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6398G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6398G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 7 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230917016179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA420), Sep 17, 2023: Cessna 150K (N6398G), South Saint Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N6398G (1)

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

- [Accident 19860416012079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860416012079A), Apr 16, 1986: Cessna 150K (N6398G), Joshua Tree, CA, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft struck trees during landing. The pilot had been drinking.

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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