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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Asheboro, NC · July 20, 1999

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Date
July 20, 1999 · 11:55 local
Place
Asheboro, NC
Airport
Smith Airstrip Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N704ET
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL99LA111
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,810 total500 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days
N704ETRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2000 · Cessna 150MS/N 15078559Airframe modelCessna 150M

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(.4) According to the private pilot, the commercial pilot was providing instruction and a biennial flight review to determine proficiency in the airplane. The private pilot stated that he performed a soft-field takeoff, climbed above barriers, and at that point the commercial pilot took the controls. He then recalls sensing a lack of climb and verified a slight descent on the vertical situation indicator. The airplane then banked hard to the right and he felt a buffet followed by a nose-low attitude. The airplane collided with two sets of trees rendering him unconscious. He regained consciousness when the airplane collided with the ground. The FAA reported that a soft-field takeoff was performed with a three to five knot tailwind and 10 degrees of flaps from runway 18. The take-off run was begun 300 feet from the approach end of the 3100 foot long runway. After takeoff, the airplane collided with 50-foot trees off the departure end of the runway. No mechanical deficiencies with the airplane were reported by the pilots.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ACCORDING TO THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION AND A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW TO DETERMINE PROFICIENCY IN THE AIRPLANE. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF, CLIMBED ABOVE BARRIERS, AND AT THAT POINT THE COMMERCIAL PILOT TOOK THE CONTROLS. HE THEN RECALLS SENSING A LACK OF CLIMB AND VERIFIED A SLIGHT DESCENT ON THE VERTICAL SITUATION INDICATOR. THE AIRPLANE THEN BANKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND HE FELT A BUFFET FOLLOWED BY A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TWO SETS OF TREES RENDERING HIM UNCONSCIOUS. HE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS WHEN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE FAA REPORTED THAT A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF WAS PERFORMED WITH A THREE TO FIVE KNOT TAILWIND AND 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS FROM RUNWAY 18. THE TAKE-OFF RUN WAS BEGUN 300 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE 3100 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH 50-FOOT TREES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL99LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAsheboro, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall and the subsequent collision with trees.Jul 20, 1999 · Substantial damage