Dawson Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Dawson, Georgia 39842
Monday, January 28, 2008 11:15 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

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.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

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

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 1/28/2008
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1115
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Dawson
Event State GEORGIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 39842
Event Date Year 2008
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 314435N
Event Location Longitude 0842509W
Event Location Airport Dawson Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 16J
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 333
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 137
Weather Observation Facility ID KABY
Elevation of weather observation facility 197
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 17
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 11
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 80
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.28
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 23117
NTSB Notification Source SROC
NTSB Notification Date Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Feb 28 2008 3:59PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office College Park FSDO-11

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N51367
NTSB Number MIA08CA047
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 150J
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 15069954
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 1 2007 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 28
Airframe Hours 6528
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Roy M. Young
Aircraft Owner Street Address 605 Henson Drive
Aircraft Owner City Albany
Aircraft Owner State GA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 31705
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Robert E. Tilley
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 802 Beachwood Drive
Operator City Albany
Operator State GA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 31721
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board --
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 16J
Departure City Dawson
Departure State GA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1110
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 16J
Destination City Dawson
Destination State GA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Feb 14 2008 9:05AM
User who most recently changed record KENJ
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 13
Runway Length 4510
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --