# NTSB LAX89LA005: Cessna 150M, N8998U, Tucson, AZ, October 2, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 2, 1988, 14:03 local (21:03 UTC)
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Coordinates: 32.150531, -110.930114 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1505&lon=-110.9301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89LA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26265/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA005

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - climb - not attained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - lack of recent experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Overrun, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER AN INTERSECTION TKOF FROM THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB THE A/C WAS NOT PRODUCING SUFFICIENT LIFT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ALT TO CLEAR OBSTACLES. THE PLT ABORTED THE TKOF CLIMB AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL AND ATTEMPTED A FORCED LNDG ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. DURING THE FORCED LNDG, THE A/C NOSE WHEEL HIT THE RUNWAY FIRST AND THE A/C BOUNCED ABOUT FOUR TIMES BEFORE COLLIDING WITH A FENCE, LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE ALT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE IS ABOUT 2640 FT. THE TEMP WAS 98 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE DENSITY ALT WAS 5730 FT. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE ABOUT 150 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE CFI HAD O HRS IN A C-150 AND 2 HRS AS AN INSTRUCTOR. HE HAD 23 HRS IN A C-152 OBTAINED 2 YRS PRIOR TO THE ACC.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8998U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8998U-1997-12-06), registration cancelled 1997-12-06, S/N 15078048 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078048
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Gregery, George, doing business as Double Eagle Aviation
- Registered owner: Gregory Jr., George T.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 30, 1988, 4 hours before
- Airport: TUS, Tucson, runway 21, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 328 total, 23 in this make and model, 207 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 37 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881002042859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042859A), Oct 2, 1988: Cessna 150M, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Unable to climb out after takeoff. Aborted, hit runway, bounced into a fence and nosed over. Altitude factor.

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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