# Accident 19980709016359A: Cessna 150M, Vero Beach, FL, July 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1998, 16:51 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6403° N, 80.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6403&lon=-80.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9363U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9363U-2009-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 53 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709016359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS IN CLOSED TRAFFIC AT VRB DOING TOUCH & GO'S. ON THE SECOND TOUCH & GO DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DESCENDING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT FULL POWER APPLIED, FLAPS WERE UP, CARB HEAT COLD. AIRSPEED WAS BETWEEN 45-55 KNOTS, HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE DOWN THE RUNWAY. WHEN CONTROL WAS ESTABLISHED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY TO STOP, CAUSING OVERRUN INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH, FLIPPING AIRCRAFT TAIL OVER NOSE TO INVERTED POSITION.

## 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 ATL98LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA095), Jul 9, 1998: Cessna 150M (N9363U), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to obtain flying speed, and the delayed decision to abort the take-off, leading to a loss of control in flight, and the subsequent collision with a ditch.

## Other reports on N9363U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940611026589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940611026589I), Jun 11, 1994: Cessna 150M (N9363U), Okeechobee, FL, Minor damage. Rough engine. Landed pasture. Engine ok. Struck fence on takeoff. Failed to abort until 2500 feet from impact.

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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