Pilot Debrief

Cessna 150G near Brenham, TX — 2008-06-10

Final reportDEN08LA102
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Date
2008-06-10
Location
Brenham, TX, USA
Airport
11R
Aircraft
Cessna 150G
Registration
N4691R
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The sudden windshift (crosswind gust), rendering directional control impossible. Contributing factors in this accident were the high speed during the aborted takeoff and trees.

NTSB narrative

The pilot said he checked the weather and radar and noted "a few small showers in the area, nothing close." He said the airport was surrounded by 15-20 foot trees that jut out from the perimeter of the airport towards the runway. There was a 10-knot crosswind, so the pilot selected runway 16 "since it has a down slope." He used a crosswind takeoff procedure. When he rotated, "a tremendous gust of wind hit the aircraft from the rear-left quarter and forced the aircraft sideways off the runway and towards some trees" near the runway. The pilot aborted the takeoff but was unable to stop the airplane and it collided with the trees. According to the airport's AWOS, the wind was from 100 degrees at 5 knots, with "lightning distant east and southeast."

NTSB coding

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