Cessna 150J N51367

Summary

On 28 January 2008 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N51367, operated by Robert E. Tilley, was involved in an accident near Dawson, 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

28 January 2008 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Dawson, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Dawson Municipal Airport (16J)

Coordinates

31.7431, -84.4192

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N51367

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert E. Tilley

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dawson → Dawson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA047

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll out.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated he was conducting an instructional flight at the Dawson Municipal Airport, Dawson, Georgia. He departed from runway 13 and remained in left closed traffic to conduct touch and go landings. He completed the before landing check on the downwind and lowered 20 degrees of flaps due to a crosswind. The airplane touched down on the runway and he lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went off the right side of the runway and collided with a dirt bank. He completed an engine shut down and exited the airplane without assistance or injury. The pilot stated the airplane did not experience any mechanical problems before the accident. Examination of the airplane revealed the airplane had received structural damage to the firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.