- Date
- April 1, 1987, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7344ACessna A150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870401031839A
- Case key
- 31886
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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 stated that he failed to remove the control column gust lock prior to take off. Immediately after rotation, the acft began to porpoise, descended uncontrolled, & landed hard collapsing the landing gear. He further stated that this accident could have been prevented by performing a thorough preflt & also by using a checklist.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7344A
- Reported as
- Cessna A150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1500723
- Airframe hours
- 1,760
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph P. King And R. Campbell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Destination
- RMG · Rome, GA
- Airport
- HKS · Hawkins, runway 16, 5,386 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 605 total · 600 in this make and model · 570 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HKS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.