MC KENZIE, AL, USA
N7067F
CESSNA 150F
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A PASTURE THAT WAS 'TOO SHORT'. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SETTLE SHORTLY AFTER T/O AND ONE OF THE MLG WHEELS STRUCK A SHORT POST IN THE PASTURE. THE AIRPLANE HDG WAS ALTERED AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, SLID TO A STOP, AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PLT ESTIMATED THAT THE AMBIENT TEMP AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT 85 DEG F. THE FIELD WAS ABOUT 800 FT LONG AND HAD HIGH GRASS IN IT. THE PLT HAD LANDED IN THE PASTURE FOR THE 1ST TIME EARLIER IN THE DAY; THIS WAS HIS 1ST ATTEMPT TO DEPART FROM IT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 2,000 FT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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