# NTSB SEA06CA178: Cessna 150, N6581T, Laurel, MT, September 6, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 6, 2006, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Laurel, MT - Coordinates: 45.662776, -108.719169 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6628&lon=-108.7192&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report December 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 64493 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA06CA178 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64493/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA178 ## Probable cause The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a nose over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, takeoff - aborted - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis According to the pilot, during the takeoff roll, she did not feel the airplane was accelerating "as normal" and made a decision to abort the takeoff. The pilot stated that "upon applying the brakes the aircraft rolled onto its back." The pilot further stated that the accident could have been prevented by making the decision to abort the landing sooner and by not braking as hard. ## Factual narrative On September 6, 2006, about 0930 mountain daylight time, a tail wheel equipped Cessna 150, N6581T, nosed over during an aborted takeoff at a private airstrip in Laurel, Montana. The airplane, which was registered to and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot and passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 CFR Part 91 local personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight was originating when the accident occurred. According to the pilot, during the takeoff roll, she did not feel the airplane was accelerating "as normal" and made a decision to abort the takeoff. The pilot stated that "upon applying the brakes the aircraft rolled onto its back." The pilot further stated that the accident could have been prevented by making the decision to abort the landing sooner and by not braking as hard. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6581T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6581T-2009-08-21), registration cancelled 2009-08-21, S/N 17981, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17981 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: Laurel, MT - Airport: NONE, Private airstrip, runway 04 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 2,616 total, 63 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days, 56 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20060906018459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060906018459A), Sep 6, 2006: Cessna 150, Laurel, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot aborted takeoff on their private 1300 foot airstrip 3 miles south of Laurel, MT and applied brakes and the aircraft flipped over on its back. No… ## Other investigations on N6581T (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 SEA93LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA083), Mar 26, 1993: Cessna 150 (N6581T), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, UNDETERMINED. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.