# Accident 20030608017739A: Cessna 150L, Culpeper, VA, June 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2003, 08:30 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5267° N, 77.8586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5267&lon=-77.8586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92WA-2005-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 45 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030608017739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT HAD ONLY FLOWN ONE HOUR WITH AN INSTRUCTOR SINCE AUGUST OF 2002. INSTRUCTOR SAID STUDENT DID A FINE JOB OF FLYING FOR HIS PRE-SOLO CHECK. STUDENT LOST CONTROL DURING HIS FIRST SOLO TAKE-OFF ABOUT 1200' DOWN THE RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 NYC03LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA122), Jun 8, 2003: Cessna 150 (N92WA), Culpeper, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the runway during takeoff.

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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