N5843E – Cessna C150 – 2007-02-06 NTSB Accident Report

On February 06, 2007, a Cessna C150 (N5843E) was involved in an incident near Palmetto, GA. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: 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.

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 wing tip. There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot or discovered during the post-accident examination of the airplane.

This incident is documented in NTSB report ATL07CA039. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N5843E.