# Accident 19990808011109A: Cessna 150J, Houston, TX, August 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1999, 09:53 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Weiser Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0000° N, 95.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0000&lon=-95.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60784, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60784-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 139 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990808011109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW99LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA214), Aug 8, 1999: Cessna 150J (N60784), Cypress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain/obtain airspeed during takeoff climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush.

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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