ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295298
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| Date: | Monday 1 September 2003 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N23108 |
| MSN: | 15068730 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4035 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moran, Wyoming -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jackson Hole Airport, WY (JAC/KJAC) |
| Moran, WY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was performing a touch-and-go to a hayfield at his brother's ranch. The pilot said, "After rolling a short distance, I added full power and at the point of takeoff, hit a badger hole which jerked the aircraft." The pilot said he corrected to the left but was close to a low-lying area filled with willow bushes. The pilot said he lost airspeed and had the nose of the airplane up. He said he turned right to keep out of the higher willows. The pilot said the airplane mushed through the willows and struck the opposite bank of the low-lying area, causing substantial damage to both wings and separating the empennage from the aft fuselage. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area which resulted in an encounter with the gopher hole during the touch-and-go. Factors contributing to the accident were the gopher hole, the abrupt pull up, the low airspeed, the inadvertent stall mush, the high vegetation, and the embankment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA148
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 06:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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