AXTELL, NE, USA
N714BP
CESSNA 150M
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE BEGAN TAKING OFF ON A 1310 FT RWY THAT WAS DRY BUT SPONGY. THE ELEVATION WAS REPORTED AS 2210 FT, THE WIND WAS CALM, AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 55 DEG. THE FLAPS WERE SET AT 10 DEG. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT LIFTED OFF, BUT SETTLED BACK TO THE RWY, THEN LIFTED OFF AGAIN. THE PLT BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT CLEARING 15 FT TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY AND DECIDED TO ABORT. DURING THE ABORT, THE ACFT CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR WHICH FOLDED AFT. THE ACFT THEN WENT INTO AN ADJACENT CORN STUBBLE FIELD BESIDE THE RWY AND NOSED OVER. THE COMPUTED TAKEOFF DISTANCE TO CLEAR A 50 FT OBSTACLE (FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS) WAS APRX 1660 FT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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