# NTSB MIA98LA136: Cessna 150M, N63582, Lumber Bridge, NC, April 19, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 19, 1998, 14:40 local (18:40 UTC) - Place: Lumber Bridge, NC - Coordinates: 34.880393, -79.070587 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8804&lon=-79.0706&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 8, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38500 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA98LA136 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38500/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA136 ## Probable cause The pilot's delay in aborting a takeoff from a wet grass runway. ## Analysis The pilot stated that the grass runway was wet and he did not walk the length of the runway before takeoff. During the takeoff roll he noted increased drag, but continued the takeoff, and due to insufficient speed to become airborne and remaining runway, he aborted the takeoff. The airplane skidded off the runway, contacted a road, became airborne, then touched down in a field and nosed over. The pilot further stated that he should have aborted the takeoff earlier. ## Factual narrative On April 19, 1998, about 1440 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N63582, registered to private individuals, crashed during takeoff from a private airstrip near Lumber Bridge, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that it had rained earlier and the grass runway was wet. He did not walk the length of the 1,500-foot-long runway before takeoff. He performed a short/soft field takeoff, and when a couple hundred feet down the runway, he noted increased drag. He continued the takeoff, and when at what he felt was sufficient airspeed to become airborne, the airplane did not. He aborted the takeoff and applied the brakes, but the airplane skidded off the departure end of the runway and became airborne after contacting a road. The airplane then touched down in a field and nosed over. He further stated that he should have aborted the takeoff earlier. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N63582](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63582-1999-05-25), registration cancelled 1999-05-25, S/N 15077411 (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: 15077411 - Airframe hours: 2402 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Julius T. Hagin - Registered owner: Joseph D. Morell - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, December 20, 1997, 36 hours before - Airport: runway 21, 1,500 × 200 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,096 total, 384 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 13 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,400 ft broken - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: FAY ## 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 19980419007219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419007219A), Apr 19, 1998: Cessna 150M, Lumber Bridge, NC, Substantial damage. Unable flying speed on takeoff from wet grass rwy. Aborted late. Ran off end bounced accross road nosed over. (-23) julis hagen, the pilot, attempted to take… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.