Cessna 150L N7502G

Summary

On 3 September 1987 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N7502G was involved in an accident near Ludington, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 September 1987 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ludington, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Mason County (LDM)

Coordinates

43.9499, -86.4395

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N7502G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI87LA207

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DRG THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE STUDENT RPRTD THE TAKEOFF ROLL SEEMED NORMAL UNTILROTATION, BUT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL LIFTED OFF THE RWY, THE ACFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. HE STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION BY 'USING RIGHT RUDDER OR TAPPING THE RIGHT BRAKE,' SO HE REDUCED THE POWER TO 'FULLY OFF AND TRIED TO RIDE HER OUT ON THE GRASS.' HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACFT CROSSED A SHALLOW DITCH, THE PROP CONTACTED THE GND & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. TIRE MARKS WERE FND ON THE RWY FOR ABOUT 500', THEN THEY CONTD FOR APRX ANOTHER 200' UNTIL THE ACFT NOSED OVER. A POST ACDNT INSPN REVEALED THE BRAKES & WHEELS WERE IN SERVICEABLE COND. ALSO, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS OFF & THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. THE PLT RPRTD A QUARTERING X-WIND FM THE NORTHWEST AT 7 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.