# NTSB CHI01LA041: Cessna 150M, N66633, Jefferson City, MO, November 24, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 24, 2000, 16:25 local (22:25 UTC) - Place: Jefferson City, MO - Coordinates: 38.49934, -92.130027 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4993&lon=-92.1300&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 23, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50715 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA041 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50715/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA041 ## Probable cause the student pilots failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the service road and the nose gear collapse. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - roadway/highway (contributing factor) - Nose over, takeoff - roll/run - landing gear,nose gear - collapsed (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane ran off the side of the runway and nosed over. The student pilot said, "As I prepared to take off on runway 12, the winds were 040 at 5 to 8 knots. I did not correct for the wind, and after I applied power the plane swerved to the left. When the plane went off the side of the runway, I closed the throttle. Then the plane jumped a service road, and landed on its nose gear. The gear collapsed, the plane skidded on its nose before flipping onto its top." The student pilot reported no mechanical malfunction of the aircraft. ## Factual narrative On November 24, 2000, at 1625 central standard time, a Cessna 150M, N66633, piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage when, during takeoff, it ran off the north side of runway 12 (6,000 feet by 100 feet dry asphalt) and nosed over at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport, Jefferson City, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo flight was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. In a written statement, the student pilot said, "As I prepared to take off on runway 12, the winds were 040 at 5 to 8 knots. I did not correct for the wind, and after I applied power the plane swerved to the left. When the plane went off the side of the runway, I closed the throttle. Then the plane jumped a service road, and landed on its nose gear. The gear collapsed, the plane skidded on its nose before flipping onto its top." The student pilot reported no mechanical malfunction of the aircraft. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N66633](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66633-2015-12-19), registration cancelled 2015-12-19, S/N 15076169, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15076169 - Airframe hours: 8095 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jefferson City Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 1, 2000, 30 hours before - Departed: JEF - Airport: JEF, Jefferson City Memorial, runway 12, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 16; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 118 °F, dew point 97 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: JEF ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20001124036139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001124036139A), Nov 24, 2000: Cessna 150M, Jefferson City, MO, No damage. (-23) The student pilot stated that on the take-off roll, the a/c swerved to the left and departed the runway. The airplane crossed a service road, taking out… From the NTSB's public API. 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