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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150G · Gardner, KS · July 14, 2011

Date: July 14, 2011 · 18:00 local
Place: Gardner, KS
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3953J
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total125 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N3953JRegistered now · Cessna 150GS/N 15065253 Airframe modelCessna 150G 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.

During the takeoff roll, while on a training flight, the student rotated prematurely, causing the aircraft to become airborne. While in ground effect, the flight instructor pushed forward on the yoke, reduced power, and settled the aircraft back to the runway. At this time, the aircraft veered left, due to the student's inadvertent left brake input, causing the aircraft to depart the runway into an aircraft parking area. The flight instructor then took the controls. Before the instructor could stop the aircraft, it impacted a parked glider (resulting in substantial damage to the glider) and came to a stop in front of an open hangar. The aircraft wing also struck the propeller on the aircraft parked in the open hangar.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE STUDENT ROTATED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE. WHILE IN GROUND EFFECT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOKE, REDUCED POWER, AND SETTLED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY.AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, DUE TO THE STUDENT'S INADVERTENT LEFT BRAKE INPUT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY INTO AN AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS. BEFORE THE INSTRUCTOR COULD STOP THE AIRCRAFT, IT IMPACTED A PARKED GLIDER (RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER) AND CAME TO A STOP IN FRONT OF AN OPEN HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT WING ALSO STRUCK THE PROPELLER ON THE AIRCRAFT PARKED IN THE OPEN HANGAR.