What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 6, 2002 at approximately 14:30 local time, the pilot in command of N51060, a Cessna 150 began the taxi phase of flight. Upon entering runway 3, to back taxi for takeoff, runway 21, the pilot in command failed to arrest forward travel at the point of directional reversal for takeoff. Upon reaching the runway end, the aircraft exited the runway environment, entered the runway safety zone, continued for approximately 600 feet where it encountered an embankment. The aircraft continued over the embankment where the nose wheel collapsed as a result of terrain softness and the propeller contacted the earth, stopping the engine. With the aircraft on a down slope, the nose wheel collapsing, the stored forward energy and a tail wind of 15-knots, the aircraft vaulted up and over coming to rest on its back. The final determination as to the cause of the accident is questionable. With the first rescue personnel arriving on scene, the pilot in command showed minimal injuries from the accident, a nose bleed, but demonstrated massive symptoms of a stroke. The pilot in command is presently hospitalized as a result of a massive stroke with questionable final results. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 6, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N51060, A CESSNA 150 BEGAN THE TAXI PHASE OF FLIGHT. UPON ENTERING RUNWAY 3, TO BACK TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, RUNWAY 21, THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO ARREST FORWARD TRAVEL AT THE POINT OF DIRECTIONAL REVERSAL FOR TAKEOFF. UPON REACHING THE RUNWAY END, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT, ENTERED THE RUNWAY SAFETY ZONE, CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET WHERE IT ENCOUNTERED AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OVER THE EMBANKMENT WHERE THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AS A RESULT OF TERRAIN SOFTNESS AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE EARTH, STOPPING THE ENGINE. WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON A DOWN SLOPE, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSING, THE STORED FORWARD ENERGY AND A TAIL WIND OF 15-KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT VAULTED UP AND OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS QUESTIONABLE. WITH THE FIRST RESCUE PERSONNEL ARRIVING ON SCENE, THE PILOT IN COMMAND SHOWED MINIMAL INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT, A NOSE BLEED, BUT DEMONSTRATED MASSIVE SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND IS PRESENTLY HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF A MASSIVE STROKE WITH QUESTIONABLE FINAL RESULTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.