What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On September 2, 2002, at 1031 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 150F single-engine airplane, N8351G, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during takeoff from a private airstrip near Deming, new Mexico. The non-instrument rated private pilot was not injured and his passenger was seriously injured. The airplane, serial number 150-62451, was owned by a private individual. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight for which no flight plan was filed. The local flight was initiating at the time of the accident. Local authorities reported that the airplane departed from the luna landing airstrip, a 2,600 feet long dirt airstrip normally used by local agricultural aircraft. The airplane cleared the airstrip perimeter fence, power lines, and tall trees at the departure end and subsequently stalled in a nose low attitude into an adjacent field. The airplane came to rest among tall sage brush in the inverted position. The FAA inspector, who traveled to the accident site, confirmed availability of fuel, established continuity to all the flight controls, and inspected the engine. The inspector reported that the left wing, the engine mounts and the engine firewall sustained structural damage. Additionally, the nose landing gear assembly, the propeller assembly, and the engine cowling were also damaged. The winds at the Deming airport, located approximately 9 nautical miles northeast the accident site, were reported as variable at 4 knots. Based on a field elevation of 4,250 feet, a temperature of 26 degrees centigrade, and an altimeter setting of 30.13 inches of mercury, the density altitude at the accident site was calculated by the iic at 6,360 feet. (-23) on 09/02/02, at approximately 1030 MDT, N8351G, a Cessna CE-150, departed from luna landing airport approximately 5NM sw of Deming, NM. Made an off field landing resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot-in-command, richard albright, received no injuries while his passenger sustained a broken wrist. VMC conditions prevailed. No flight plan or weather briefing was on file with afss. Investigators have been unable to reach the pilot, passenger or owner for interviews.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2002, AT 1031 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150F SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N8351G, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR DEMING, NEW MEXICO. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND HIS PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE, SERIAL NUMBER 150-62451, WAS OWNED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE AREA FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS INITIATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LOCAL AUTHORITIES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM THE LUNA LANDING AIRSTRIP, A 2,600 FEET LONG DIRT AIRSTRIP NORMALLY USED BY LOCAL AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE AIRSTRIP PERIMETER FENCE, POWER LINES, AND TALL TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END AND SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE INTO AN ADJACENT FIELD. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST AMONG TALL SAGE BRUSH IN THE INVERTED POSITION. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO TRAVELED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, CONFIRMED AVAILABILITY OF FUEL, ESTABLISHED CONTINUITY TO ALL THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE. THE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE LEFT WING, THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND THE ENGINE FIREWALL SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY, AND THE ENGINE COWLING WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE WINDS AT THE DEMING AIRPORT, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 9 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST THE ACCIDENT SITE, WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE AT 4 KNOTS. BASED ON A FIELD ELEVATION OF 4,250 FEET, A TEMPERATURE OF 26 DEGREES CENTIGRADE, AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.13 INCHES OF MERCURY, THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS CALCULATED BY THE IIC AT 6,360 FEET. (-23) ON 09/02/02, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 MDT, N8351G, A CESSNA CE-150, DEPARTED FROM LUNA LANDING AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 5NM SW OF DEMING, NM. MADE AN OFF FIELD LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, RICHARD ALBRIGHT, RECEIVED NO INJURIES WHILE HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN WRIST. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN OR WEATHER BRIEFING WAS ON FILE WITH AFSS. INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REACH THE PILOT, PASSENGER OR OWNER FOR INTERVIEWS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.