- Date
- March 6, 1993, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Provo, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N150KCCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930306034579A
- Case key
- 42995
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Probable cause
Directional control was not maintained.
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 the takeoff ground roll, the pilot reported that at 40 mph, and the tailwheel raised, 'the right landing gear cocked and full left rudder would not correct the drift to the right.' The pilot was unable to maintain control and the airplane travelled off the runway and collided with a snowbank. There was no evidence to indicate a mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N150KC
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074254
- Airframe hours
- 3,008
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pro Air Services
- Registered owner
- Pro Air Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 22, 1992 · 6 hours before
- Airport
- PVU · Provo, runway 13, 7,091 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 53
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 200 in this make and model · 1,600 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,300 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 30 °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.