- Date
- August 17, 1985, 23:00 local (Aug 18, 1985, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lubbock, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N714AECessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850817044779A
- Case key
- 21832
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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 plt was advised that he was cleared for an intersection takeoff on rwy 17R. After his run up, the plt attempted a night takeoff to the north on an unlighted taxiway that ran parallel to the active runway. Controllers advised the pilot to abort, which he did, however, he was unable to stop the acft prior to running off the end of the taxiway. Plt stated that he had not applied full braking as the taxiway was not lit and his landing light was inop and as a result he could not see how much taxiway remained. He cited his lack of familiarity with the airport as being the reason he attempted to depart on the taxiway. He did not explain why he attempted to depart to the north when he was cleared to south on runway 17R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714AE
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079020
- Airframe hours
- 4,880
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Pegasus Flight Center
- Registered owner
- Clarence J. Sury
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 26, 1985
- Destination
- FTW · Fort Worth, TX
- Airport
- LBB · Lubbock Intl.
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 84 total · 84 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBB
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 N714AE · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.