# Accident 20221226019609A: Cessna 150J, South St Paul, MN, December 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: South St Paul, MN
- Airport: South St Paul Municipal-Richard E F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8572° N, 93.0331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8572&lon=-93.0331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51115, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51115) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 39 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221226019609A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT (PIC) WAS WORKING ON SOLO TOUCH AND GOES UTILIZING RUNWAY 34. DURING THE TRANSITION FROM THE LANDING ROLLOUT TO THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PIC TURNED THE CARB HEAT OFF, RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO 10°. ONCE THE FLAPS WERE SET, THE PIC ADDED POWER. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED SLIGHTLY DUE TO RAPID THROTTLE INPUT IN THE COLD WEATHER.  THE PIC REDUCED THE THROTTLE SLIGHTLY AND THEN ADDED FULL POWER AGAIN WITHOUT ANY ROUGHNESS. AS THE POWER INCREASED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE PIC ADDED RIGHT RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE, HOWEVER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AS ROTATION SPEED WAS REACHED, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE AND NOTICED A REDUCTION IN AIRSPEED SO HE REDUCED BACK PRESSURE IN ORDER TO GAIN SPEED. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE FROM THE FBO ON THE FIELD SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION UPON STRIKING THE SNOWBANK BEFORE COMING BACK TO REST UPRIGHT. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED, BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO PROPELLER DAMAGE, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT.

## 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 CEN23LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA069), Dec 26, 2022: Cessna 150J (N51115), South St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the take-off roll with a snow and ice covered runway.

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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