# Accident 20020713015719A: Cessna 150H, Mecosta, MI, July 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2002, 10:20 local time
- Place: Mecosta, MI
- Airport: Mecosta Morton
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6292° N, 85.2625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6292&lon=-85.2625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6912S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6912S-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713015719A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI02CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA191), Jul 13, 2002: Cessna 150H (N6912S), Mecosta, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane encountered unsuitable terrain and the pilot applied excessive braking during the aborted takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was the sandy terrain.

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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