# Accident 20180517005529A: Cessna 150F, Killeen, TX, May 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2018, 11:00 local time
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Airport: Skylark Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0842° N, 97.6872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0842&lon=-97.6872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7750F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7750F-2020-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 60 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180517005529A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 17, 2018, ^MR. DAVID F. KENDALL^ DEPARTED FROM SKYLARK FIELD IN CESSNA 150 N7750F, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100L, USING A MAXIMUM-PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF FOR PROFICIENCY PURPOSES. ^MR. KENDALL^ STATED HE FIRST PITCHED UP TO VX FOR A FEW SECONDS TO SIMULATE AN OBSTACLE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO LOWER THE NOSE TO ACCELERATE TO VY. ACCORDING TO ^MR. KENDALL^, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CONTINUE TO CLIMB BUT INSTEAD SHOWED A DESCENT. ^MR. KENDALL'S^ REACTION WAS TO INCREASE THE PITCH SLIGHTLY TO GAIN ALTITUDE. AT THIS POINT, ^MR. KENDALL^ TRIGGERED THE STALL HORN. ^MR. KENDALL^, BELIEVING HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO REMAIN AIRBORNE, LOWERED THE NOSE TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA18CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA300), May 17, 2018: Cessna 150 (N7750F), Killeen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a maximum performance takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Also…

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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