Cessna C150 N5843E

Summary

On 6 February 2007 at about 22:20 local time, a Cessna C150 registered N5843E was involved in an accident near Palmetto, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 February 2007 at 22:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmetto, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

South Fulton (8A9)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna C150

Registration

N5843E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmetto → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL07CA039

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing flare, which resulted in a loss of control and an in-flight collision with objects. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, he was on left downwind for runway 27 at 2000 feet msl. He stated that he "turned base and final with nothing amiss. After I flared and before I touched down, I was caught off guard by a cross wind that turned the airplane to the left. I did not have enough airspeed to correct and struck brush and saplings on [the] left side of the runway." Examination of the airplane by an FAA Inspector found that the airplane had struck trees and a ditch, damaging the engine mounts and firewall, wrinkling the fuselage, and separating the right wingtip. There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot or discovered during the postaccident examination of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.