- Date
- September 16, 1990, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Grantham, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N41GFCessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900916065759A
- Case key
- 8287
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of the rudder to maintain directional control and his premature lift-off, which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that during take off the airplane drifted left. He countered with insufficient right rudder. The drift continued, he pulled back on the yoke, & the airplane became airborne. It rolled right & the stall warning horn activated. Left aileron was applied without result. The nose was pitched down to accelerate the airplane. The right wing then collided with a cotton field & the airplane ground looped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41GF
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069965
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Grantham Aero Club
- Airport
- 6NCO · Cox Grantham, runway 21, 2,800 × 54 ft, grass/turf
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 7 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.