# Accident 20140522006389A: Cessna 150C, Wellington, NV, May 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wellington, NV
- Airport: Sweetwater (Usmc)
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5161° N, 119.2147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5161&lon=-119.2147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2068Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2068Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150C (registry code 2071808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,829 total, 1,302 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140522006389A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TESTING RUNWAY CONDITIONS WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE, THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE SOFT DIRT RUNWAY WAS SUITABLE FOR A TAKEOFF RUN AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIGHTER THAN THE MOTOR VEHICLE.   THE DIRT RUNWAY WAS WET FROM A SUBSTANTIAL RAIN STORM THE DAY BEFORE.  TAKEOFF ATTEMPT WAS INITIATED FROM THE SOUTHERN END OF THE RUN WAY HEADING 360.  THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH INDICATED WITH NO FURTHER ACCELERATION.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIGHT ON THE WHEELS AND ENCOUNTERED SOFTER DIRT CAUSING RIGHT TO LEFT DIRECTIONAL DEVIATIONS WITH THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL TOUCHING ON AND OFF THE RUNWAY JUST SHORT OF ENOUGH AIRSPEED FOR TAKEOFF.  LACKING THE AIRSPEED NEEDED FOR LIFTOFF, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE TOP OF A PERIMETER FENCE AND NOSED OVER ON ITS' BACK.  RUNWAY WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 3000 PLUS FEET IN LENGTH.

## 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 WPR14CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA204), May 22, 2014: Cessna 150C (N2068Z), Wellington, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while departing from a wet runway.

## Other reports on N2068Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100904044859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100904044859A), Sep 4, 2010: Cessna 150C (N2068Z), Substantial damage. Hard landing caused the tail wheel to break off driving the aircraft left resulting in the right main gear bending up and allowing the right wingtip to hit the…

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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