# NTSB FTW83LA231: Cessna 150, N5525E, Wheeler, TX, May 15, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 15, 1983, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Wheeler, TX
- Coordinates: 35.529724, -100.439651 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5297&lon=-100.4397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA231
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20899/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA231

## 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
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - hidden obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Nose over, takeoff

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT BEFORE REACHING ROTATION SPEED, WITH ABOUT 250 FT OF RWY REMAINING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DROPPED OFF INTO A CHUG HOLE IN THE RWY. THE ACFT BECAME PREMATURELY AIRBORNE, HEADING OFF THE RWY TO THE LEFT. IT CAME DOWN IN ROUGH TERRAIN COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR & CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5525E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5525E-2013-10-18), registration cancelled 2013-10-18, S/N 17025, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17025
- Airframe hours: 2477
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: P. R. Computer Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 14, 1982, 45 hours before
- Airport: 3E9, Holt, runway 16, 2,820 × 25 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 23 total, 15 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19830515019209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515019209A), May 15, 1983: Cessna 150, Wheeler, TX, Substantial damage. Struck a chuckhole on the runway on takeoff. Bounced into the air. Lost control. Nose gear folded on ground impact.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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