Event LAX89LA005

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER AN INTERSECTION TKOF FROM THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB THE A/C WAS NOT PRODUCING SUFFICIENT LIFT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ALT TO CLEAR OBSTACLES. THE PLT ABORTED THE TKOF CLIMB AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL AND ATTEMPTED A FORCED LNDG ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. DURING THE FORCED LNDG, THE A/C NOSE WHEEL HIT THE RUNWAY FIRST AND THE A/C BOUNCED ABOUT FOUR TIMES BEFORE COLLIDING WITH A FENCE, LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE ALT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE IS ABOUT 2640 FT. THE TEMP WAS 98 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE DENSITY ALT WAS 5730 FT. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE ABOUT 150 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE CFI HAD O HRS IN A C-150 AND 2 HRS AS AN INSTRUCTOR. HE HAD 23 HRS IN A C-152 OBTAINED 2 YRS PRIOR TO THE ACC. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12