What happened
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Acft departed rwy heading south, unable to maintain air speed or altitude, landed on driveway, 2 minor injuries. (.4)the flight instructor was demonstrating a 'soft and short field takeoff' on a 2,000-foot grass strip. The airplane 'climbed very slowly' out of ground effect. In order to avoid trees and power lines at the end of the runway, the instructor pulled back on the control yoke to gain altitude. The airplane 'just barely cleared the obstacles, buffeted, and went into a incipient spin.' The flight instructor 'quickly recovered', but the airplane lost altitude. With more obstacles in the flight path, the flight instructor elected to execute an emergency landing in the front yard of a private residence. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear, struck a ditch, and came to rest inverted in a driveway. (-23)Cessna 150J, N60784, stalled and crashed after taking-off on runway 16, a 2000 foot grass runway at weister air park (eyq). During a student instructional flight. The flight instructor was demonstrating a short field take-off technique. The aircraft was near its max gross take-off weight. C urrent temperature was approximately 86 degress fahrenheit. The density altitude was 2300 feet.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT DEPARTED RWY HEADING SOUTH, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIR SPEED OR ALTITUDE, LANDED ON DRIVEWAY, 2 MINOR INJURIES. (.4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A 'SOFT AND SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF' ON A 2,000-FOOT GRASS STRIP. THE AIRPLANE 'CLIMBED VERY SLOWLY' OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. IN ORDER TO AVOID TREES AND POWER LINES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROL YOKE TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE 'JUST BARELY CLEARED THE OBSTACLES, BUFFETED, AND WENT INTO A INCIPIENT SPIN.' THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR 'QUICKLY RECOVERED', BUT THE AIRPLANE LOST ALTITUDE. WITH MORE OBSTACLES IN THE FLIGHT PATH, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FRONT YARD OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, STRUCK A DITCH, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A DRIVEWAY. (-23)CESSNA 150J, N60784, STALLED AND CRASHED AFTER TAKING-OFF ON RUNWAY 16, A 2000 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY AT WEISTER AIR PARK (EYQ). DURING A STUDENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD TAKE-OFF TECHNIQUE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR ITS MAX GROSS TAKE-OFF WEIGHT. C URRENT TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86 DEGRESS FAHRENHEIT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 2300 FEET.
NTSB investigation
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