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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Jetersville, VA · September 7, 2003

Date: September 7, 2003 · 09:30 local
Place: Jetersville, VA
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63600
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03CA193
Reported as: Cessna 150M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total40 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N63600Registration cancelled Dec 3, 2003 · Cessna 150MS/N 15077419 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Airman attempts takeoff on a grass field, approximately 1800 feet long, on a heading of approximately 290 degrees. The grass is approximately 4 inches tall and damp with dew. The aircraft does not become airborne. The aircraft strikes pine trees at the end of the field, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was not injured. The airman reports commencing takeoff roll with zero flaps and up elevator to raise nose wheel out of grass. The engine appeared to develop normal rated power, and the aircraft accelerated normally to approximately 5O miles per hour. The aircraft did not accelerate beyond 50 mph. The pilot continued the takeoff as the aircraft traveled down the runway, which sloped to the west. When the pilot determined the aircraft was not going to accelerate and decided to abort the takeoff, he applied the brakes. The brakes had no effect on the wet grass.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN ATTEMPTS TAKEOFF ON A GRASS FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET LONG, ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 290 DEGREES. THE GRASS IS APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES TALL AND DAMP WITH DEW. THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT BECOME AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT STRIKES PINE TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRMAN REPORTS COMMENCING TAKEOFF ROLL WITH ZERO FLAPS AND UP ELEVATOR TO RAISE NOSE WHEEL OUT OF GRASS. THE ENGINE APPEARED TO DEVELOP NORMAL RATED POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY TO APPROXIMATELY 5O MILES PER HOUR. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 50 MPH. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AS THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED DOWN THE RUNWAY, WHICH SLOPED TO THE WEST. WHEN THE PILOT DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO ACCELERATE AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT ON THE WET GRASS.

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 NYC03CA193Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJetersville, VAThe pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an overrun. A factor was the dew on the grass.Sep 7, 2003 · Substantial damage