- Date
- August 22, 1991, 20:00 local (Aug 23, 1991, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ashland, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N22197Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910822040609A
- Case key
- 37000
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Probable cause
The pilot's premature liftoff. Factors were the rough airstrip and the soft terrain encountered during landing.
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
During a departure from a grass strip the pilot struck a hump and became airborne prematurely. He attempted to continue the takeoff climb, however, he struck trees and was forced to land in an open field. The field was soft and the nost gear sank on ground contact and the airplane nosed over to the inverted position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22197
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068133
- Airframe hours
- 3,400
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Garry Nelson, Sr.
- Registered owner
- Garry Nelson, Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 19, 1991 · 8 hours before
- Airport
- 5M7 · Ashland
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 59 total · 37 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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 N22197 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.