Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On July 17, 1998, about 1207 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N704FE, registered to Ormond Beach Aviation, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, veered off runway 26 after about 25 to 30 yards of takeoff roll at Ormond Beach Municipal Airport, Ormond Beach, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage, and the student pilot was not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated that at the start of his takeoff roll on runway 26, the airplane veered to the left and, "...I was unable to stop it so, the plane ran onto the grass with the nose wheel collapsing."
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA98LA199