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C150 pilot elects to land off airport just after takeoff when performance appears unlikely to allow the aircraft to clear obstacles ahead.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1023351 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 440 Flight Crew Type 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
During take-off; headwind shifted to tailwind resulting in insufficient climb rate for obstacle clearance. Rather than hit taller obstructions at high speed; slowed and landed beyond the end of runway; resulting in prop strike upon hitting a tree stump on ground during roll out. Contributing factors included density altitude; variable winds; slow climb rate; new situation. Utilize obstruction free runway during calm or variable winds. Should have stopped take-off earlier or used alternate runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C150 pilot elects to land off airport just after takeoff when performance appears unlikely to allow the aircraft to clear obstacles ahead.
Narrative: During take-off; headwind shifted to tailwind resulting in insufficient climb rate for obstacle clearance. Rather than hit taller obstructions at high speed; slowed and landed beyond the end of runway; resulting in prop strike upon hitting a tree stump on ground during roll out. Contributing factors included density altitude; variable winds; slow climb rate; new situation. Utilize obstruction free runway during calm or variable winds. Should have stopped take-off earlier or used alternate runway.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.