What happened
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(-23) On 4/12/00 at about 1400 PST, a Cessna 150M, N9301U, registered to paholke leasing dba pro air, collided with power lines 75 feet AGL prior to striking the ground inverted, at Auburn WA. The ATP pilot and his passenger received minor injuries. VFR conditions prevailed. The flight had just departed suburn muni. Airport, Auburn, WA. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that he had been flying at about 5' above runway 34 in the landing configuration with the flaps full down. When he attempted to depart the runway he was unable to out climb obstacles due to neglecting the flaps. Examination of the a/c revealed that the carburetor heat control was in the halfway on position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 4/12/00 AT ABOUT 1400 PST, A CESSNA 150M, N9301U, REGISTERED TO PAHOLKE LEASING DBA PRO AIR, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES 75 FEET AGL PRIOR TO STRIKING THE GROUND INVERTED, AT AUBURN WA. THE ATP PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT HAD JUST DEPARTED SUBURN MUNI. AIRPORT, AUBURN, WA. THE PILOT STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING AT ABOUT 5' ABOVE RUNWAY 34 IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION WITH THE FLAPS FULL DOWN. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPART THE RUNWAY HE WAS UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB OBSTACLES DUE TO NEGLECTING THE FLAPS. EXAMINATION OF THE A/C REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS IN THE HALFWAY ON POSITION.
NTSB investigation
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