# Accident 19980227002219A: Cessna 150G, Lonoke, AR, February 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lonoke, AR
- Airport: Country Air Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7798° N, 91.8901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7798&lon=-91.8901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3729J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 635 total, 250 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980227002219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP WHEN IT DECELERATED IN A WET AREA, RAN OFF THE END OF RWY. (-23) SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE; NO NARRATIVE ATTACHED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (.4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) ELECTED TO TAKE THE STUDENT TO THE SENDERO AIRPARK TO GIVE THE STUDENT A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE AN 'ACTUAL' SOFT FIELD LANDING AND TAKEOFF. UTILIZING THE SOFT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUE, THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 30. FOR THE DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRSTRIP, THE CFI STATED THAT HE POINTED OUT THE PROS AND CONS OF THE OBSTACLES SURROUNDING THE AIRSTRIP AND ELECTED TO DEPART FROM RUNWAY 12, WHICH WAS ALSO A CUSTOMARY LOCAL PROCEDURE AT THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONFIGURED FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM THE 2,200 FOOT GRASS AIRSTRIP. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE WHEELS OF THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A 'VERY WET AND SOFT SPOT ON THE GRASS RUNWAY,' AND THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED ABRUPTLY. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, IMPACTED A DRAINAGE DITCH, AND NOSED OVER. THE CFI ADDED THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE AREA HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HE ALSO STATED THAT 'HE HESITATED FOR 3 TO 5 SECONDS BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO ABORT.'

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW98LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA135), Feb 27, 1998: Cessna 150G (N3729J), Lonoke, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his delayed decision to abort the takeoff. A factor relating to the accident was: the soft/wet area on the turf runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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