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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Olive Branch, MS · October 25, 1998

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Date
October 25, 1998 · 14:00 local
Place
Olive Branch, MS
Airport
Olive Branch Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5139B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA014
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
22 total22 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N5139BRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Cessna 152S/N 15283771 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft veered left on take off roll (runway 018, olv) right rudder had no effect, aircraft traveled approx 600' then impacted trees. No injuries. Substantial damage to aircraft. (.19) on October 25, 1998, about 1400 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N5139B, registered to Douglas aviation inc, and operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, crashed on takeoff at the Olive Branch Mississippi airport, Olive Branch, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The student-rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot reported applying full power to start his takeoff roll. He stated as he approached rotation speed he noticed the airplane continued rolling left of the runway, and started to become airborne. The airplane continued left, collided with trees and came to rest in a ditch. The pilot stated he noted no discrepancies during his preflight inspection. (.4) the student pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, the airplane drifted left of the runway centerline and the application of right rudder would not correct the drift. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, and collided with trees and a ditch. Postcrash examination of the airplane revealed no discrepancies in the flight control, steering, or braking systems. (-23) aircraft veered left on take off roll (runway 018, olv) right rudder had no effect, aircraft traveled approx 600' then impacted trees. No injuries. Substantial damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT ON TAKE OFF ROLL (RUNWAY 018, OLV) RIGHT RUDDER HAD NO EFFECT, AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX 600' THEN IMPACTED TREES. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. (.19) ON OCTOBER 25, 1998, ABOUT 1400 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N5139B, REGISTERED TO DOUGLAS AVIATION INC, AND OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF AT THE OLIVE BRANCH MISSISSIPPI AIRPORT, OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE STUDENT-RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED APPLYING FULL POWER TO START HIS TAKEOFF ROLL. HE STATED AS HE APPROACHED ROTATION SPEED HE NOTICED THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ROLLING LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, AND STARTED TO BECOME AIRBORNE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED LEFT, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. THE PILOT STATED HE NOTED NO DISCREPANCIES DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND THE APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER WOULD NOT CORRECT THE DRIFT. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A DITCH. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES IN THE FLIGHT CONTROL, STEERING, OR BRAKING SYSTEMS. (-23) AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT ON TAKE OFF ROLL (RUNWAY 018, OLV) RIGHT RUDDER HAD NO EFFECT, AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX 600' THEN IMPACTED TREES. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOlive Branch, MSThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on takeoff, resulting in the airplane's excursion off the runway and collision with trees.Oct 25, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5139B · 1

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

Accident 19790823030169AIdling Engines · Ft Worth, TXStudent pilot exited the acft with engine running to remove nose wheel chock. Student"s hand severed by propeller.Aug 23, 1979 · Minor damage