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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150E · Paris, TN · July 20, 2019

Date: July 20, 2019 · 09:44 local
Place: Paris, TN
Airport: Private Turf Strip
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6174T
Reported as: Cessna 150E
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor

N6174TRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2020 · Cessna 150ES/N 15060874 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 150E Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Incident - N6174T - Cessna 150 - near pairs TN.

Aircraft crashed on take off and ended up in the middle of a corn

Field, 1500' south east from the departure end of a private grass runway.

(No injuries, minor damage, PIC and owner onboard)

Due to the topography and damage to the left gear strut, the aircraft was situated left wing down.

Damage was limited to left fixed gear, propeller and minor wrinkling of the left wing leading edge.

All control surfaces were found to operate normally and were not damaged. The left wing fuel tank was

Approximately 3/4 full and the right tank empty. PIC and owner indicated they departed with both tanks at 1/2 full.

For the incident takeoff, the PIC was giving a demonstration of a 3 point take-off from the grass runway when he

Failed to achieve enough airspeed for a normal takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

INCIDENT - N6174T - CESSNA 150 - NEAR PAIRS TN.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKE OFF AND ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A CORN

FIELD, 1500' SOUTH EAST FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY.

(NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE, PIC AND OWNER ONBOARD)

DUE TO THE TOPOGRAPHY AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR STRUT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SITUATED LEFT WING DOWN.

DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO LEFT FIXED GEAR, PROPELLER AND MINOR WRINKLING OF THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.

ALL CONTROL SURFACES WERE FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND WERE NOT DAMAGED. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS

APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL AND THE RIGHT TANK EMPTY. PIC AND OWNER INDICATED THEY DEPARTED WITH BOTH TANKS AT 1/2 FULL.

FOR THE INCIDENT TAKEOFF, THE PIC WAS GIVING A DEMONSTRATION OF A 3 POINT TAKE-OFF FROM THE GRASS RUNWAY WHEN HE

FAILED TO ACHIEVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED FOR A NORMAL TAKEOFF.