# NTSB WPR22LA208: Cessna 150F, N8889G, Fort Duchesne, UT, June 8, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 7, 2022, 20:00 local (Jun 8, 2022, 02:00 UTC) - Place: Fort Duchesne, UT · Dirt road - Coordinates: 40.134172, -109.79071 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1342&lon=-109.7907&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 105225 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA208 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105225/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105225 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA208 ## Probable cause The pilot’s decision to takeoff from an unimproved surface which resulted in a collision with an object and the airplane nosing over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150F, 39 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071814), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during takeoff from a dirt road, the nosewheel struck an object and resulted in the airplane nosing over. During the accident sequence, substantial damage was sustained to the empennage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8889G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8889G-2023-02-04), registration cancelled 2023-02-04, S/N 15062989, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F - Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15062989 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 2908 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 Series 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jessen Welding Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 3, 2022 - Departed: 74V, Rossevelt, UT - Airport: 74V, Rossevelt Municipal Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 192 total, 192 in this make and model, 148 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 10° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KVEL, 22 nm away - METAR: KVEL 080253Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 23/M03 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02331033 53017 ## 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 20220607010609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220607010609A), Jun 7, 2022: Cessna 150F, Fort Duchsesne, UT, Substantial damage. Investigation: on 06/08/2022 the slc FSDO was informed of an accident that took place on 06/07/2022 at 2000 mountain daylight time. The accident took place in… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 22, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105225. 5.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 4.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14065490&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120_1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Record of email (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 132 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14065424&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Email%20WPR22LA208-Rel.pdf - Accident picture (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 405 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14065586&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR22LA208%20Accident%20Picture-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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