20250629008019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150D · Pelzer, SC · June 29, 2025

Date
June 29, 2025 · 10:05 local
Place
Pelzer, SC
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N150TP
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA252
Reported as
Cessna 150D
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
156 total28 in this make and model4 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.

Airman was on approach to a grass field. Airman stated that he was a little fast and had landed about 1/3 of the way down the strip then hit a high spot about 1/2 way down the strip which caused him to be airborne again. At that point the strip had a signifigent downslope. The airman stated that at that point it was too late to execute a go around and applied maximum braking to cause the aircratf to flip over at the very end of the grass strip before crossing a road and entering a treeline.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS ON APPROACH TO A GRASS FIELD. AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS A LITTLE FAST AND HAD LANDED ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE STRIP THEN HIT A HIGH SPOT ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE STRIP WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE AIRBORNE AGAIN. AT THAT POINT THE STRIP HAD A SIGNIFIGENT DOWNSLOPE. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT AT THAT POINT IT WAS TOO LATE TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND AND APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING TO CAUSE THE AIRCRATF TO FLIP OVER AT THE VERY END OF THE GRASS STRIP BEFORE CROSSING A ROAD AND ENTERING A TREELINE.

NTSB investigation

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