# NTSB NYC91LA223: Cessna 150, N22197, Ashland, ME, August 23, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 22, 1991, 20:00 local (Aug 23, 1991, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Ashland, ME
- Location: 46.6169° N, 68.3928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6169&lon=-68.3928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91LA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37000/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA223

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFTOFF. FACTORS WERE THE ROUGH AIRSTRIP AND THE SOFT TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22197), registered now, S/N 15068133, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15068133
- Airframe hours: 3400
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910822040609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822040609A), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 150H, Ashland, ME, Substantial damage. Took off from rough strip. Dragged through tree top. Aborted,clearing trees and nosed over in soft field landing.

## Other investigations on N22197 (1)

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 ERA25LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA028), Oct 26, 2024: Cessna 150 (N22197), St. Agatha, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat while operating in environmental conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing.

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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