- Date
- May 16, 1982, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Buford, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7588GCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820516021389A
- Case key
- 70077
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot used zero flaps and about 2/3RDS of the available runway in an attempt to practice a short field takeoff. During the takeoff roll the pilot was unable to obtain takeoff speed and elected to abort but was unable to stop the aircraft before it rolled off a 50 foot drop. The runway surface was described as rough even though it was asphalt. The aircraft owner's manual states that the use of 10 degrees of flaps will shorten the ground run approximately 10% and that they should be used for minumum ground runs or for takeoffs from soft or rough fields with no obstacles ahead.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7588G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074702
- Airframe hours
- 2,157
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Earl Bouse
- Registered owner
- Fred E. Nicholson
- Departed
- Mccollum, GA
- Destination
- Mccollum, GA
- Airport
- Mathis, runway 18, 1,500 × 20 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 506 total · 190 in this make and model · 447 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.