# NTSB MKC83LA091: Cessna 150M, N714BP, Axtell, NE, April 18, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 17, 1983, 19:00 local (Apr 18, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Axtell, NE
- Coordinates: 40.469688, -99.119598 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4697&lon=-99.1196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33397/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA091

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714BP-1993-05-20), registration cancelled 1993-05-20, S/N 15079052 (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: 15079052
- Airframe hours: 2417
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830417013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417013849A), Apr 17, 1983: Cessna 150M, Axtell, NE, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff after aircraft settled on liftoff. Impact with runway collapsed nose gear. Short soft sod strip.

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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