20020713015719A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Mecosta, MI · July 13, 2002

Date: July 13, 2002 · 10:20 local
Place: Mecosta, MI
Airport: Mecosta Morton
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6912S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02CA191
Reported as: Cessna 150H

N6912SRegistration cancelled May 2, 2013 · Cessna 150HS/N 15067612 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 150H Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated that during the takeoff from the turf field the aircraft became airborne sooner than expected causing the pilot to abort the takeoff. After the aircraft settled to the runway the nose landing gear wheel hit a soft spot causing the nose gear to be bent under and pushed aft under the fuselage, allowing the nose to dig into the earth causing the aircraft to flip over. Neither the pilot or passenger were injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF FROM THE TURF FIELD THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE SOONER THAN EXPECTED CAUSING THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL HIT A SOFT SPOT CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO BE BENT UNDER AND PUSHED AFT UNDER THE FUSELAGE, ALLOWING THE NOSE TO DIG INTO THE EARTH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. NEITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI02CA191Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMecosta, MIThe airplane encountered unsuitable terrain and the pilot applied excessive braking during the aborted takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was the sandy terrain.Jul 13, 2002 · Substantial damage