Cessna 150M N714JJ

Summary

On 14 April 2012 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N714JJ, operated by Wimpey Robert J, was involved in an accident near Cedartown, Georgia, 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

14 April 2012 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedartown, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Polk County Airport (4A4)

Coordinates

34.0186, -85.1464

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N714JJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wimpey Robert J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cedartown → Bowling Green

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA283

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the wind at the airport was from 210 degrees at 8 knots, and he elected to depart from runway 28. He aligned the airplane with the runway, and applied power. The tail rose during the takeoff roll, and several hundred feet later the airplane began veering to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with right brake but was unsuccessful. The airplane departed the south side of the runway and came to rest upright with the right main landing gear separated and structural damage to the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.