# Accident 20000710012399A: Cessna 150J, Spanish Fork, UT, July 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2000, 10:00 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Springville Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0209° N, 111.5490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0209&lon=-111.5490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50812, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50812-2001-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000710012399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF ROLL, RAISED TAIL, AIRCRAFT STARTED MOVING TO THE RIGHT. PILOT STATED HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER WITH NO CHANGE IN DIRECTION. SKID MARKS ON RUNWAY IMPLY THAT HE APPLIED LEFT BRAKE AS WELL AS HIS ATTEMPT TO APPLY LEFT RUDDER. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND IMPACTD A DEEP DITCH ABOUT 35 FEET FROM EDGE OF RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM POINT OF LEAVING RUNWAY. PILOT STATED, AND EXAMINATION OF COCKPIT CONTROLS CONFIRMS, THAT HE DID NOT REDUCE POWER AT ANY TIME.

## 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 DEN00LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA128), Jul 10, 2000: Cessna 150J (N50812), Spanish Fork, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot in command's failure to maintain aircraft directional control.

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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