# Accident 20010519010049A: Cessna 150G, Ashville, AL, May 19, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 19, 2001, 08:58 local time - Place: Ashville, AL - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.6295° N, 86.2910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6295&lon=-86.2910&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2808S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2808S-2004-08-28) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G - Reported engine: CONT O200* - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA057) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010519010049A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON MAY 19, 2001, AT 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150G, N2808S, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND BURST INTO FLAMES DURING CLIMB OUT FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR PELL CITY, ALABAMA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PELL CITY, ALABAMA, AT 0858. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE BECAME SLUGGISH AND THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTMENT END OF RUNWAY 9. AFTER THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. (-23) ON MAY 19, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N2808S, A CESSNA 150, DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD NEAR ASHVILLE, AL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, N2808S EXPERIENCED A QUARTERING TAIL WIND GUST AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED ABOVE THE TREE TOPS. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRSPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED AND CONTINUED TO DECREASE. HE PUSHED THE NOSE FORWARD TO OVERCOME THE WINDSHEAR SITUATION, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE INTO THE TREES IN A STALLED CONDITION APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRFIELD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT CAUGHT FIRE. (.4) ON MAY 19, 2001, AT 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150G, N2808S, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND BURST INTO FLAMES DURING CLIMB OUT FROM JIM STILL AIRPARK NEAR PELL CITY, ALABAMA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PELL CITY, ALABAMA, AT 0858. THE PILOT STATED THEY HAD VISITED A RESIDENT AT THE JIM STILL AIRPARK WITH SEVERAL OTHER AIRPLANES AND WERE PLANNING TO RETURN TO PELL CITY. REPORTEDLY, THE WINDSOCK WAS 'LIMP", ALTHOUGH THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED AN EARLIER BRIEFING THAT INDICATED WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE THE THIRD AIRPLANE TO DEPART IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ON RUNWAY 09. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOF F FROM THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED ABOVE THE TREES, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRSPEED DECREASED AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SINK THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTMENT END OF RUNWAY 09. AFTER THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE DATA REVEALED A MINIMUM REQUIRED TAKEOFF DISTANCE OF 1585 FEET TO CLEAR A 50 FOOT OBSTACLE, UNDER NO WIND CONDITIONS. THE RUNWAY WAS 2200 FEET LONG WITH TREES ON EACH END. RUNWAY SURFACE CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AS DAMP GRASS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE OBSERVED WEATHER CONDITIONS AT BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 0853 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME REPORTED WINDS FROM 220 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1700 FEET. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE. ## 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 ATL01LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA057), May 19, 2001: Cessna 150G (N2808S), Pell City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the wrong runway that resulted in an attempted takeoff with a tailwind. 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.