ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285977
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 June 2008 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | American Views, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4691R |
| MSN: | 15064741 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6339 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brenham, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Brenham, TX (11R) |
| Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, TX (CXO/KCXO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he checked the weather and radar and noted "a few small showers in the area, nothing close." He said the airport was surrounded by 15-20 foot trees that jut out from the perimeter of the airport towards the runway. There was a 10-knot crosswind, so the pilot selected runway 16 "since it has a down slope." He used a crosswind takeoff procedure. When he rotated, "a tremendous gust of wind hit the aircraft from the rear-left quarter and forced the aircraft sideways off the runway and towards some trees" near the runway. The pilot aborted the takeoff but was unable to stop the airplane and it collided with the trees. According to the airport's AWOS, the wind was from 100 degrees at 5 knots, with "lightning distant east and southeast."
Probable Cause: The sudden windshift (crosswind gust), rendering directional control impossible. Contributing factors in this accident were the high speed during the aborted takeoff and trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN08LA102
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 17:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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