Event LAX96LA125

Factual narrative

On March 2, 1996, at 1013 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150G, N8662J, sustained a collapsed main landing gear and wing contact to the runway during a loss of control in the takeoff ground roll at the Auburn, California, airport. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot and was beginning a local area personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The certificated commercial pilot and his one passenger incurred minor injuries. The aircraft is a conventional landing gear conversion under an approved STC. The pilot reported that during the takeoff ground roll, he lost directional control when he raised the tail at 40 mph. The aircraft veered right off the runway. During the pilot's attempts to turn back to the runway, the left main landing gear contacted a large rock imbedded in the ground. The gear strut then separated from the aircraft and the left wing contacted the ground. The Cessna 150G had been modified with conventional landing gear in accordance with an approved STC. The pilot reported that during the takeoff ground roll, he lost directional control, when he raised the tail at about 40 mph. The airplane then veered off the right side of the runway. As the pilot attempted to turn back onto the runway, the left main landing gear contacted a large rock that was imbedded in the ground. The gear strut then separated from the airplane, and the left wing contacted the ground. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12