- Date
- May 30, 1991, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Monroe, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8026SCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910530018379A
- Case key
- 8413
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. The unmowed grass runnway was a related factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot was practicing soft/short field takeoffs and landings at a private, grass airstrip. During takeoff roll, he observed that the airplane was not reaching takeoff speed. He rotated the airplane as it approached the end of the airstrip. As the airplane lifted off, the landing gear collided with a fence, and the propeller slashed the hood of an automobile. The airplane then came to rest in a field. The grass on the airfield was about 18 to 20 inches high. The airplane gross takeoff weight was estimated to be about 1573 pounds (27 pounds under maximum gross weight).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8026S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061626
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Waxhaw Aero Club, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Waxhaw Aero Club, Inc.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- NONE · None, runway 35, 2,000 × 40 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 75 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.