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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Columbia, CA · April 15, 2008

Date: April 15, 2008 · 16:00 local
Place: Columbia, CA
Airport: Columbia
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1364Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08LA108
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total200 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N1364QRegistration cancelled Jun 20, 2012 · Cessna 150LS/N 15072664 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed runway 29 at Columbia, CA. Runway 29 is turf 2600 x 100. Wind was approx. 290 10/15 KTS, w/temp approx 70F. Pilot reported that as he crossed the departure end of the runway, he observed a set of power lines that he didn't have sufficient altitude to cross, so he started a left turn. The aircraft stalled, contacting the ground with the left wing first, followed by the nose and the right wing. The pilot reported making a short field take off using 10 degrees of flaps. According to the pilot's calculations, the aircraft wt. Was at or just below gross wt. The pilot stated that he didn't feel that the engine was running correctly, but he did not abort the take off. Inspection of the aircraft found no discrepancies with the airframe but did find that the engine #2 cylinder top spark plug was fouled and the bottom spark plug was very dirty, indicating that they both were not firing. The pilot stated that static RPM was 2100.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 29 AT COLUMBIA, CA. RUNWAY 29 IS TURF 2600 X 100. WIND WAS APPROX. 290 10/15 KTS, W/TEMP APPROX 70F. PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE CROSSED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE OBSERVED A SET OF POWER LINES THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CROSS, SO HE STARTED A LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE AND THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT REPORTED MAKING A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF USING 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S CALCULATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT WT. WAS AT OR JUST BELOW GROSS WT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING CORRECTLY, BUT HE DID NOT ABORT THE TAKE OFF. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRFRAME BUT DID FIND THAT THE ENGINE #2 CYLINDER TOP SPARK PLUG WAS FOULED AND THE BOTTOM SPARK PLUG WAS VERY DIRTY, INDICATING THAT THEY BOTH WERE NOT FIRING. THE PILOT STATED THAT STATIC RPM WAS 2100.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX08LA108Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColumbia, CAThe flight instructor's decision to attempt takeoff with an engine discrepancy and subsequent failure to abort takeoff when the airplane did not attain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident…Apr 15, 2008 · Substantial damage