20081207854069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150H · Jeffersonville, IN · December 7, 2008

Date: December 7, 2008 · 13:15 local
Place: Jeffersonville, IN
Airport: Clark Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N22826
Reported as: Cessna 150H
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 69 total69 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N22826Registered now · Cessna 150HS/N 15068546 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 150H Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Pilot reported that he performed a forward slip to a no-flap landing in preparation for his private pilot flight check. Touchdown was normal and on the centerline. The maneuver was planned to be a touch and go. Takeoff was initiated and the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot applied right rudder took the correction out when it appeared as if he was going to leave the runway surface, at which point he reduced the power to idle. The pilot did not use the brakes. The aircraft left the east side of runway 18 and rolled over a drop-off which caused the right wingtip to contact the terrain. The pilot taxied to the ramp and reported no problems in controlling the aircraft at that time. The surface winds were calm at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED A FORWARD SLIP TO A NO-FLAP LANDING IN PREPARATION FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT FLIGHT CHECK. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL AND ON THE CENTERLINE. THE MANEUVER WAS PLANNED TO BE A TOUCH AND GO. TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TOOK THE CORRECTION OUT WHEN IT APPEARED AS IF HE WAS GOING TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AT WHICH POINT HE REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE. THE PILOT DID NOT USE THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 18 AND ROLLED OVER A DROP-OFF WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO CONTACT THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS IN CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT AT THAT TIME. THE SURFACE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.