# Accident 19990906025469A: Cessna 150, Big Lake, AK, September 6, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 6, 1999, 11:30 local time - Place: Big Lake, AK - Airport: Jewellairstrip - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 61.4596° N, 150.0908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4596&lon=-150.0908&mi=10 - Aircraft: N63460, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63460) (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 150 - Reported engine: CONT O200* - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 599 total, 415 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA142) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906025469A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1999, ABOUT 1130 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150 AIRPLANE, N63460, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT CONTACTED BRUSH DURING TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE JEWELL AIRSTRIP, AT 61 DEGREES 43 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE, 150 DEGREES 37 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE, ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF BIG LAKE, ALASKA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR ON SEPTEMBER 9, THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE 1,900 FEET LONG AIRSTRIP, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED BRUSH, THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED 180 DEGREES, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS DEPARTING UPHILL, AND THE WINDS WERE FIVE TO TEN KNOTS. (-23) PILOT WAS DEPARTING UP HILL FROM A 1900' GRAVEL STRIP. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE IT LOST LIFT AND SETTLED INTO THE BRUSH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE RIGHT WING CAME IN CONT ACT WITH THE BRUSH IT GROUNDLOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM TAKEOFF. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE 1,350 FEET LONG GRASS AIRSTRIP, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED BRUSH, THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED 180 DEGREES, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS DEPARTING UPHILL, AND THE WINDS WERE FIVE TO TEN KNOTS. THE PILOT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE HEADWIND STOPPED DURING THE TAKEOFF. THE CESSNA 150 TAKEOFF DISTANCE PERFORMANCE CHARTS FOR 1,600 POUNDS TAKEOFF WEIGHT, 20 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND SEA LEVEL PRESSURE ALTITUDE, INDICATE THE REQUIRED GROUND ROLL IS 765 FEET, AND THE DISTANCE TO CLEAR A 50 FEET HIGH OBSTACLE IS 1,435 FEET. THE CHART PROVIDES A 10% REDUCTION IN DISTANCE FOR EACH 9 KNOTS HEADWIND, AND A 15% INCREASE IN DISTANCE FOR DRY GRASS. NO CORRECTION IS PROVIDED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE UPHILL SLOPE. ## 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 ANC99LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA142), Sep 6, 1999: Cessna 150 (N63460), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Factors associated with this accident were the pilot's failure to use the takeoff performance charts, the short runway and uphill takeoff, and a sudden… ## Other reports on N63460 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19950219002159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219002159I), Feb 19, 1995: Cessna 150M (N63460), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot departed Mcgrath Airport without refueling after arriving from lake hood, anchorage, Alaska in a pleasure flight. His plan was to return… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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