19990607006589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · St Augustine, FL · June 7, 1999

Date
June 7, 1999
Place
St Augustine, FL
Airport
St Augustine
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N704KK
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA167
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft ran off the left side of the rwy after landing, went over a high power pad, and tore off the nose gear, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on June 6, 1999, about 1130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N704KK, registered to ormond beach aviation, inc., experienced a loss of directional control during takeoff from the st. Augustine airport, st. Augustine, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated to the company flight operations supervisor that during the takeoff roll, the airplane began to "zigzag." The airplane then went off the left side of the runway and came to rest upright with the nose landing gear collapsed. (-23)during solo cross country training student began take off roll from St Augustine FL. Rwy 13. Lost control and crashed into the grass off the left side of the runway. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the stude nt pilot received a minor neck injury. There was a 12KNOT crosswind at 080 degrees at the time of the accident and the student claimed he did not receive crosswind training prior to sign off for solo by instructor privacy data omitted . FAA inspection of the aircraft found no mechanical deficiences that contributed to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AFTER LANDING, WENT OVER A HIGH POWER PAD, AND TORE OFF THE NOSE GEAR, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON JUNE 6, 1999, ABOUT 1130 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N704KK, REGISTERED TO ORMOND BEACH AVIATION, INC., EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE ST. AUGUSTINE AIRPORT, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED TO THE COMPANY FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO "ZIGZAG." THE AIRPLANE THEN WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (-23)DURING SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING STUDENT BEGAN TAKE OFF ROLL FROM ST AUGUSTINE FL. RWY 13. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE GRASS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDE NT PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR NECK INJURY. THERE WAS A 12KNOT CROSSWIND AT 080 DEGREES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE STUDENT CLAIMED HE DID NOT RECEIVE CROSSWIND TRAINING PRIOR TO SIGN OFF FOR SOLO BY INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . FAA INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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