# Accident 19971120038959A: Cessna 152, Punta Gorda, FL, November 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Shell Creek Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9093° N, 81.7698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9093&lon=-81.7698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93286-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971120038959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED DEPART IN TALL GRASS ON SHORT STRIP. ABORTED LATE. SLED OFF END INTO BUSHES. FLOPPED OVER INTO A DITCH. (-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF FROM A 2600' GRASS RUNWAY.  THE RUNWAY GRASS WAS MOIST AND ABOUT 12" TALL.  THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AT ABOUT THE 1/2 WAY POINT AND REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED.  THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE RUNWAY WAS INSUFFICIENT TO EFFECT COMPLETE STOPPAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A SMALL TREE AND ENTERED A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.  THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED AN OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUES REGARDING GRASS RUNWAYS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA010), Nov 20, 1997: Cessna 152 (N93286), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper short field takeoff procedure and his decision to abort the takeoff after rotation.

## Other reports on N93286 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900924042489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924042489A), Sep 24, 1990: Cessna 152 (N93286), Cedar Key, FL, Substantial damage. Overshot runway on night landing and stopped in an oyster bed.
- [Accident 19821127062459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821127062459A), Nov 27, 1982: Cessna 152 (N93286), Plymouth, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot made improper level off during landing causing substantial damage.
- [Accident 19821003050979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050979A), Oct 3, 1982: Cessna 152 (N93286), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. During touch and go landing student observed aircraft in opposite direction, turned off runway to avoid collision.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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