20090111001459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Sellersburg, IN · January 11, 2009

Date: January 11, 2009 · 13:45 local
Place: Sellersburg, IN
Airport: Clark Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N778ME
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA131
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total5 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N778MERegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2018 · Cessna 150LS/N 15078703 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 150L

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What happened

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

(-23) This flight was to be an instructional flight. The student performed a normal takeoff. After becoming airborne at approximately 30 feet, the aircraft turned into the wing and entered a stall. The instructor took control of the aircraft, attempting a recovery. However, the aircraft impacted the runway nose first. The instructor elected to land the aircraft after it bounced the first time, attempted to place the aircraft in a landing attitude, and reduced power. The aircraft bounced several more times before it was brought to a rest. The engine was shut down and the aircraft was evacuated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS FLIGHT WAS TO BE AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PERFORMED A NORMAL TAKEOFF. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED INTO THE WING AND ENTERED A STALL. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, ATTEMPTING A RECOVERY. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT BOUNCED THE FIRST TIME, ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE AIRCRAFT IN A LANDING ATTITUDE, AND REDUCED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE IT WAS BROUGHT TO A REST. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED.

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 CEN09CA131Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSellersburg, INThe student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude. An additional cause was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.Jan 11, 2009 · Substantial damage