- Date
- January 25, 1984, 18:25 local (Jan 26, 1984, 00:25 UTC)
- Place
- West Bend, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N63178Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840125019329A
- Case key
- 12536
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft went out of control during the takeoff roll after a touch and go landing. The plt stated that, as he applied power and went to raise the flaps the acft began to drift to the left. When he applied right rudder the acft began to skid to the right. He released the rudder and pulled the power back to idle and the acft collided with a snowbank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63178
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077156
- Airframe hours
- 3,217
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- West Bend Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- ETB · West Bend Muni, runway 6, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 27 total · 27 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N63178 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.