- Date
- July 18, 1990, 07:55 local (11:55 UTC)
- Place
- New Knoxville, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N714JSCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900718028389A
- Case key
- 36695
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of flight controls which resulted in loss of directional control during the takeoff ground run.
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 pilot was doing touch and go landings. As he applied full power for his fifth takeoff, the airplane started veering to the left. The pilot tried to correct by using right rudder, however he could not gain control. The airplane departed the runway and flipped over after the nose gear struck soft soil. The FAA found no discrepancies with rudder controls or nose gear steering tubes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714JS
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079216
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles E. Freeman
- Airport
- AXV · Neil Armstrong, runway 26, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 22 total · 22 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N714JS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.