# NTSB ATL95LA074: Cessna 150, N19375, Canton, GA, April 5, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 5, 1995, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Canton, GA
- Coordinates: 34.46997, -85.210075 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4700&lon=-85.2101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL95LA074
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3543/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA074

## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, WHILE ATTEMPTING A CROSSWIND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INTO THE GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH A DITCH, AND NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS  WERE REPORTED BY THE STUDENT PILOT.

## Factual narrative

On April 5, 1995, at 1200 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150, N19375, nosed over in a ditch after the pilot  lost control of the airplane while landing at the Cherokee County Airport near Canton, Georgia. The supervised solo flight operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot was not injured. The local flight departed Canton, at 1100 hours.

The student pilot stated that shortly after the airplane touched down on runway 4, it veered off the right side of the runway, collided with a ditch, and nosed over. The student also reported that there was a light left crosswind at the time of the accident. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19375](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19375-2007-12-13), registration cancelled 2007-12-13, S/N 15074375 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15074375
- Airframe hours: 5734
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Firefox Aviation Inc.,
- Registered owner: Marritt Aircraft Leasing Co.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 9, 1995, 95 hours before
- Departed: 47A
- Airport: 47A, Cherokee County Airport, runway 4, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 146 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Observed at: AHN, 60 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950405007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950405007449A), Apr 5, 1995: Cessna 150L, Canton, GA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on touchdown. Veered off runway into a ditch and nosed over.

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.

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