ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248842
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| Date: | Saturday 13 March 2021 |
| Time: | 09:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Thompson Arthur W |
| Registration: | N50326 |
| MSN: | 15069229 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5322 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental 0-200 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lamar County, Paris, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Paris, TX |
| Sulphur Springs Airport, TX (SLR/KSLR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while performing a soft and short field takeoff, he allowed the airplane to drift left to avoid crawfish chimneys on the grass runway. Immediately after the wheels left the ground the left wing impacted a windsock. The pilot continued to climb to about 30 ft above the ground at which time the airplane's left wing lost lift and began to turn towards nearby trees. The pilot elected to land and during the landing the nose gear dropped, dug into the soft ground, and collapsed. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder and the right wing. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported he was aware of the crawfish chimneys and normally they would have been removed before the flight, but the tractor used for that purpose was not working. He said he should not have flown until the runway was cleared and paid more attention to the airplane's alignment on the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff with known obstacles on the runway and his subsequent failure to avoid the windsock on takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA158
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2021 03:01 | Geno | Added |
| 06-Jul-2022 08:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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