# Incident 20180131023649I: Cessna 150L, Glendale, AZ, January 31, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2018, 07:46 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLENDALE RGNL (GEU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1516Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1516Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180131023649I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS GAINING SPEED FOR FLIGHT WTH THE NOSE GEAR STILL ON THE GROUND, THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING OFF THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY INCREASINGLY FAST THEREFORE TURNING SHARPLY OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY SIXTY MILES AN HOUR.   AS SOON AS THE PILOT RECOGNIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG HE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND BEGAN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE STOP.  AS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A CONTROLLED STOP, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY AND THROUGH A DITCH CAUSING ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND CAUSING ITS DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N1516Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20180131024029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180131024029I), Jan 31, 2018: Cessna 150L (N1516Q), Glendale, AZ, Minor damage. During take-off roll while the aircraft was gaining speed for flight wth the nose gear still on the ground, the pilot noticed the aircraft began veering off…

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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