# NTSB ATL04LA110: Cessna 150K, N5656G, Monticello, GA, April 29, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 29, 2004, 19:35 local (23:35 UTC) - Place: Monticello, GA - Coordinates: 33.3325, -83.726943 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3325&lon=-83.7269&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 24, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Atlanta FSDO 11 - NTSB case key (mKey): 59334 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL04LA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59334/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA110 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during taxi from landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he had flown around the local area and established a traffic pattern for a landing on runway 32. After rolling approximately 2,600 feet from the approach end of the runway, the pilot slowed down to turn around in the middle of the runway. The pilot stated that airplane got too close to the east edge of the runway surface, and the left wing tip hit some small tree saplings. The airplane yawed to the left and collided with a large seven-foot-tall tree, then came to rest in a ditch that was along the side of the runway. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing was twisted back, and showed buckling of the upper and lower wing skin surfaces. According to the pilot, runway 32 was 3800 feet long and 80 feet wide. According to the Cessna 150 Owner's Manual, principal dimensions, the wing span is 32 feet 8 1/2 inches. ## Factual narrative On April 29, 2004 at 1935 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150K, N5656G, registered to and operated by a commercial pilot, collided with a tree during taxi on runway 32 at Monticello Sky Ranch Airport in Monticello, Georgia. The flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The plane departed Monticello Sky Ranch Airport on April 29, 2004 at 1900. According to the pilot, he had flown around the local area and returned to the departure airport and established a traffic pattern for a landing on runway 32. The pilot reported the landing was without incident, however, after the airplane rolled approximately 2,600 feet from the approach end of the runway, the airplane slowed down and the pilot elected to turn the airplane around in the middle of the runway. The pilot stated that as he executed the turn, the airplane got too close to the east edge of the runway surface, and the left wing tip collided with small tree saplings adjacent to the runway edge. Following the collision with the saplings, the airplane yawed to the left, collided with a large seven-foot-tall tree, and came to rest in a ditch beside the runway. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing was twisted back, and showed buckling of the upper and lower wing skin surfaces. According to the pilot, runway 32 was 3800 feet long and 80 feet wide. According to the Cessna 150 Owner's Manual, principal dimensions, the wing span is 32 feet, 8 1/2 inches. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5656G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5656G), registered now, S/N 15071156, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150K - Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15071156 - Airframe hours: 2218.6 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: William Garvey - Registered owner: William L. Garvey - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 30, 2003, 20 hours before - Departed: GA06, Monticello, GA - Destination: GA06, Monticello, GA - Airport: GA06, Monticello Sky Ranch Airport, runway 32, 3,800 × 80 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 15, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 19,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,500 ft broken - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: KMCN, 36 nm away ## Other investigations on N5656G (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 SEA70DDA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DDA14), Jun 15, 1970: Cessna 150 (N5656G), Billings, MT, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.