# NTSB MIA99LA167: Cessna 150M, N704KK, St. Augustine, FL, June 7, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 7, 1999, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: St. Augustine, FL - Coordinates: 30.009712, -81.410598 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0097&lon=-81.4106&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46504 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA99LA167 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46504/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA167 ## Probable cause The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind. ## 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 - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The student pilot reported he was taking off in a 12 knot, quartering left headwind. He said that at 40 knots indicated airspeed, with full power applied and no aileron input, the airplane began to veer to the left. He applied right rudder, but the airplane continued to the left, veering off the runway onto grass, and collapsing the nose landing gear. Postaccident examination of the flight controls and brakes by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. ## Factual narrative On June 6, 1999, about 1130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N704KK, registered to Ormond Beach Aviation, Inc., experienced a loss of directional control during takeoff from the St. Augustine Airport, St. Augustine, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that after landing he secured the airplane then went into a fixed-base operator (FBO) to have paperwork signed which verified the cross-country flight. He then preflighted the airplane and taxied to runway 13, taxiing past the windsock. He performed an engine run-up then taxied onto the runway. He applied full throttle then when at 40 knots, the airplane began veering to the left. He added right rudder to correct and the airplane entered a slight yaw to the right but continued off the left side of the runway. He then reduced power and applied equal brake pressure but the airplane continued off the runway onto grass collapsing the nose landing gear. He further stated that he did not have aileron input applied and reported no previous discrepancies with respect to nose wheel shimmy during the previous flight. Postaccident examination of the flight controls, and brakes by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. Five automated weather observations taken on the airport beginning at 0935, and ending at 1135 (five minutes after the accident) revealed that the wind was between 080 and 100 degrees, between 12 to 13 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N704KK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704KK-2015-03-12), registration cancelled 2015-03-12, S/N 15078670, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-200A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (registry code 17404, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15078670 - Airframe hours: 9698 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ormond Beach Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 28, 1999, 59 hours before - Departed: SGJ - Destination: OMN, ORMOND BEACH, FL - Airport: SGJ, St Augustine Airport, runway 13, 7,996 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 38 total, 29 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 12 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SGJ ## 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 19990607006589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990607006589A), Jun 7, 1999: Cessna 150M, St Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. Acft ran off the left side of the rwy after landing, went over a high power pad, and tore off the nose gear, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on… ## Other investigations on N704KK (2) 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. - [NTSB MIA01LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA230), Sep 5, 2001: Cessna 150M (N704KK), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper landing flare/touchdown while attempting to make a soft field landing during a supervised solo flight which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft - [NTSB CHI77DCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DCA03), Apr 14, 1977: Cessna 150M (N704KK), Alton, IL, substantial damage 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.