# Accident 20040616013259A: Cessna 150M, Rosebush, MI, June 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Rosebush, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7136° N, 84.7078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7136&lon=-84.7078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3915V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3915V-2009-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 195 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040616013259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER BEING ADVISED TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PILOT HAD ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF FROM AN ALFALFA FIELD AS THE FLAPS WERE DEPLOYED. HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY FAILED TO GAIN SUFFICENT AIRSPEED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND IN AN APPARENT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, THE NOSE WHEEL FIRST TOUCHED THE GROUND, THEN THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL, THEN THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER/NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK IN ADJOINING CORN FIELD. A BRIEF VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWS THAT BOTH WINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; THE LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE HAS A BUCKLE AT THE LEFT WING STRUT ATTACH POINT, THE PROPELLER BENT, VERTICAL STAB SIGNIFICANTLY BENT FROM GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE FOR A MINIMUM OF 70 YDS BEFORE MAKING GROUND CONTACT.

## 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 CHI04CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA140), Jun 16, 2004: Cessna 150H (N3915V), Mount Pleasant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff downwind from the rough field and his failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor to the accident was the rough/uneven alfalfa field and the tailwind…

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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