What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft stalled and crashed while on takeoff from a private strip. (.4)the airplane impacted the ground in an uncontrolled descent following an inadvertent stall by the 600-hour commercial pilot during the initial takeoff climb from the 3,300 foot paved runway. Density altitude was 3,500 feet. The takeoff flap setting was at least 10 degrees of flaps, although the Cessna 150 owner's manual recommends the use of 10 degrees flaps only for takeoff from soft or rough fields with no obstacles ahead. According to the pilot-rated passenger, during the takeoff roll, the pilot 'kept the nose wheel at a high angle,' and the airplane 'lumbered' off the ground. After completing a left turn to avoid obstacles, the pilot added more flaps, and the airplane stalled and impacted the ground in a nose down attitude. Although the pilot reported a gradual loss of engine power, the passenger did not, and an examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any mechanical discrepancies. In the 90 days before the accident, the pilot had flown 62 hours; however, 60 of these hours were in multi-engine airplanes, and only 2 hours were in a Cessna 150. (-23) this aircraft took-off from Benson airstrip Uvalde, TX on a heading of 330. It could not maintain flight and crashed 1/4 mile from the runway. The flaps were extended to nearly full (40 degrees) at the crash.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT STALLED AND CRASHED WHILE ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP. (.4)THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT FOLLOWING AN INADVERTENT STALL BY THE 600-HOUR COMMERCIAL PILOT DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM THE 3,300 FOOT PAVED RUNWAY. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 3,500 FEET. THE TAKEOFF FLAP SETTING WAS AT LEAST 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS, ALTHOUGH THE CESSNA 150 OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDS THE USE OF 10 DEGREES FLAPS ONLY FOR TAKEOFF FROM SOFT OR ROUGH FIELDS WITH NO OBSTACLES AHEAD.ACCORDING TO THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER, DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT 'KEPT THE NOSE WHEEL AT A HIGH ANGLE,' AND THE AIRPLANE 'LUMBERED' OFF THE GROUND. AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT TURN TO AVOID OBSTACLES, THE PILOT ADDED MORE FLAPS, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT REPORTED A GRADUAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THE PASSENGER DID NOT, AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES. IN THE 90 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD FLOWN 62 HOURS; HOWEVER, 60 OF THESE HOURS WERE IN MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANES, AND ONLY 2 HOURS WERE IN A CESSNA 150. (-23) THIS AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF FROM BENSON AIRSTRIP UVALDE, TX ON A HEADING OF 330. IT COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND CRASHED 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO NEARLY FULL (40 DEGREES) AT THE CRASH.
NTSB investigation
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