- Date
- May 16, 1989, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Eureka, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7531GCessna 150 L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890516011639A
- Case key
- 14352
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Probable cause
Student pilot's improper aircraft control during the takeoff roll, and the subsequent aborted takeoff was performed with insufficient runway remaining to successfully stop the aircraft before the departure end of the runway.
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
During a pre-checkride review flight, the student pilot was instructed to demonstrate a short field takeoff on a 1,640' x 100' sod airstrip. The student pilot started to rotate when the aircraft reached 55 mph and an estimated 3/4 way down the runway, and was advised by the CFI to wait until 60 mph was attained before rotation. The student pilot responded by aborting the takeoff, reducing power and applying brakes. The CFI took over the controls and applied 'hard' brakes, however neither pilot was able to stop the aircraft before it ran off the departure end of the runway. The aircraft struck a ditch and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7531G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150 L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074689
- Airframe hours
- 2,237
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Swanson, Daniel J.
- Registered owner
- Swanson, Daniel J
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 18, 1989 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- 61G · Eureka, MI
- Destination
- LAN · Lansing, MI
- Airport
- 61G · Randolph, runway 23, 1,700 × 100 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
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAN, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.