- Date
- April 20, 1982, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Raymondville, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2761JCessna A150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820420010319A
- Case key
- 72351
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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 pilot stated that on takeoff the aircraft hit a bump and became airborne. The aircraft settled back on the runway and the nose gear collapsed. Witnesses stated that the aircraft became airborne then stalled. The wind was reported as 15 knots with gusts to 25 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2761J
- Reported as
- Cessna A150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1500590
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Neal F. Murray
- Registered owner
- Pan American Flying Club, Inc.
- Departed
- XS57 · Raymondville, TX
- Destination
- MFE · Mcallen, TX
- Airport
- XS57 · Raymondville, runway 8, 2,640 × 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 425 total · 98 in this make and model · 365 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
- 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.