Cessna 150M N9293U

Summary

On 22 October 1991 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N9293U, operated by Nikolai M. Halvorsen, was involved in an accident near Matagorda, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 October 1991 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Matagorda, Texas, United States

Coordinates

28.7298, -95.8800

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N9293U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Nikolai M. Halvorsen

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Houston

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW92LA013

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE FLYING DOWN THE GULF COAST, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON THE BEACH. HE STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE DECIDED THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN A GOOD IDEA AND ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. BY THAT TIME, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE WAS STUCK IN THE WET SAND. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND PUSHED IT TO AN AREA WHERE THE SAND APPEARED TO BE HARD PACKED. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF USING 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, IT STALLED, VEERED RIGHT, AND THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE SAND. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY ROTATED AROUND THE RIGHT WING AND THE NOSE IMPACTED THE BEACH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.