ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352932
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1999 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A150M |
| Owner/operator: | Harvey And Rihn Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2721J |
| MSN: | A1500569 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5383 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alvin, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (6R5) |
| La Porte, TX (T41) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a dual instructional flight, the airplane struck a stop sign on takeoff initial climb and then impacted terrain. The flight instructor reported that the student initiated the takeoff from the 1,500-foot grass runway. 'About halfway down the runway,' the instructor 'realized it would be real close, if [they] made it.' He assumed control of the airplane and held 'the yoke back to do a soft field takeoff.' The instructor stated that he thought he 'pulled the nose up too far and dragged the tail.' After becoming airborne, the airplane collided with a stop sign located off the airport property. Subsequently, the airplane impacted in a field, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest nose down in a barbed wire fence. The flight instructor had accumulated 827 total flight hours and had given 94 hours of flight instruction of which 45 hours were in a Cessna 150.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's excessive rotation while performing a soft field takeoff, which resulted in a delayed lift-off and the ensuing failure to attain obstacle clearance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA202
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2024 08:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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