Cessna 150L N10011

Summary

On 13 May 1993 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N10011, operated by Skyline Aviation, was involved in an accident near Washington, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 May 1993 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Washington, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Washington Memorial (MO49)

Coordinates

38.5491, -91.0098

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N10011

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Skyline Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Chesterfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

CHI93LA168

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.

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

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THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT REPORTED SEEING THE MOWING TRACTOR OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF. BOTH STATED THAT AS THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS LOWERED AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THEY SAW THE TRACTOR DIRECTLY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE CFI STATED HE VEERED RIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE TRACTOR; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE ROLL BAR OF THE TRACTOR. THE CFI REDUCED THE POWER AND LANDED ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE TRACTOR OPERATOR STATED HE SAW THE AIRPLANE TAKING OFF AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE TRACTOR. A SLIGHT RIGHT CROSSWIND WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.