SPARTA, WI, USA
N6469S
CESSNA 150H
THE PLT WAS TAKING OFF ON HIS PVT STRIP IN A PREVAILING 12 KT X-WIND THAT WAS VRBL & BLOWING FM A 'LULL' TO 18 KTS. HE SAID THE STRIP WAS LOCATED NEAR AN L-SHAPED RIDGE WHICH ATTENUATED THE GENERAL WIND FLOW. ALSO, HE SAID THE 1900' SOD STRIP SLOPED DOWNHILL TWD THE NE & HAD A SLIGHT RIDGE NR THE MIDPOINT. AS THE PLT WAS TAKING OFF, THE ACFT INADVER- TENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE AS IT CROSSED OVER THE RIDGE IN THE RWY. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT ENCTRD A GUST & ROLLED TO THE LEFT. THE PLT CORRECTED THE ROLL WITH AILERON & RUDDER. HOWEVER, SINCE THE ACFT WAS IN TURBULENT CONDS AT MIN SPEED, HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE SAID THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 300' FM THE DEPARTURE END & WENT OFF THE STRIP. RPRTDLY, IT HAD SLOWED TO A FAST TAXI SPEED WHEN IT HIT A DITCH & NOSED OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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