- Date
- April 17, 1983, 19:00 local (Apr 18, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Axtell, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N714BPCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830417013849A
- Case key
- 33397
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he began taking off on a 1310 ft rwy that was dry but spongy. The elevation was reported as 2210 ft, the wind was calm, and the temperature was 55 deg. The flaps were set at 10 deg. Reportedly, the acft lifted off, but settled back to the rwy, then lifted off again. The plt became concerned about clearing 15 ft trees at the end of the rwy and decided to abort. During the abort, the acft came down hard on the nose gear which folded aft. The acft then went into an adjacent corn stubble field beside the rwy and nosed over. The computed takeoff distance to clear a 50 ft obstacle (for similar conditions) was aprx 1660 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714BP
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079052
- Airframe hours
- 2,417
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lyn L. Wagner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 11, 1982 · 44 hours before
- Destination
- HDE · Holdrege, NE
- Airport
- runway 35, 1,310 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 107 total · 1 in this make and model · 75 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.