- Date
- March 15, 1995, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- West Fargo, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N60564Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950315006729A
- Case key
- 9851
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain that the airplane encountered.
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 accident occurred when the student advanced the power to initiate a takeoff from his sixth stop and go landing. He noticed that he failed to retract the flaps following the previous landing. When the power was advanced, the right wing lifted and the airplane veered left and traveled off the runway into soft terrain.
Factual narrative
On March 15, 1995, at 1400 central standard time, a Cessna 150, N60564, operated by Christl Aviation, and flown by a student pilot, collided with soft terrain during the takeoff phase of a stop and go landing at the West Fargo Utility Airport, West Fargo, North Dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The solo instructional flight was being operated under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated from West Fargo, North Dakota, at 1320 cst.
The student stated the accident occurred during his second solo flight. He stated he practiced three touch and go landings with his instructor in the airplane. The instructor exited the airplane and he performed six solo stop and go landings. He stated he made the sixth landing without incident. He added power to start the takeoff and noticed that he had forgotten to raise the flaps. He stated that the right wing of the airplane raised up and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane traveled off the runway, into an area of soft terrain. Upon contacting the soft terrain, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60564
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070406
- Airframe hours
- 4,522
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brian Christl
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 16, 1995 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- D54
- Destination
- D54
- Airport
- D54 · West Fargo Utility, runway 17, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 21 total · 21 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.