# Accident 20120422005889A: Cessna 150H, Wildorado, TX, April 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2012, 17:42 local time
- Place: Wildorado, TX
- Airport: Wildorado
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1501° N, 102.2200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1501&lon=-102.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22857-2017-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 21 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120422005889A

## Narrative

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

APRIL 22, 2012, AT 17:42 DST, N22857 ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM A SHORT PRIVATE STRIP LOCATED ON THE AIRMEN'S PROPERTY WITH TWO SOLES ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT SAID HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO SINK BACK TOWARDS THE GROUND, HE TRIED ADDING POWER, BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO HELP.  HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF AND CAME TO REST IN A PASTURE NEXT TO HIS PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND FIRST THE THEN THE NOSE GEAR BENT BACKWARDS DAMAGING THE FIREWALL, THEN THE AIRCRAFT STOOD UP ON ITS NOSE AND THE CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, HORIZONTAL SURFACES AND THE TOP OF THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED.  THE PILOT BUMPED HIS HEAD, BUT REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT, AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN12LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA255), Apr 22, 2012: Cessna 150H (N22857), Wildorado, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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