# Accident 19990803018369A: Cessna 152, Kenai, AK, August 3, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 3, 1999, 15:19 local time - Place: Kenai, AK - Airport: Kenai Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 60.6609° N, 150.8999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6609&lon=-150.8999&mi=10 - Aircraft: N95031, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95031) (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 - Reported engine: LYC O235N2C - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA103) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990803018369A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON AUGUST 3, 1999, ABOUT 1519 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE, N951031, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE KENAI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KENAI, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, ANCHORAGE, ABOUT 1407. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON AUGUST 3, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE RENTED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE ELMENDORF AERO CLUB, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. SHE ADDED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHTS BETWEEN ANCHORAGE, KENAI, AND HOMER, ALASKA, AND RETURN TO ANCHORAGE. SHE SAID THAT WHILE DEPARTING FROM THE KENAI AIRPORT, USING RUNWAY 19R, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A LEFT CROSSWIND WHICH CAUSED IT OT VEER TO THE LEFT. SHE SAID THAT AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A DITCH THAT BORDERS THE RUNWAY, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 180 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. (-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 19R AT KENAI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, N95031 A CE-152 VEERED OFF THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED THE SAFETY AREA AND A DITCH COMING TO REST AT THE TOP OF THE EAST SLOPE OF THE DITCH APPROXIMATELY 400' NORTH OF THE CHARLIE TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. (.4) THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT, ON HER FIRST CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 19R. JUST AFTER ROTATION, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 7,575 FEET LONG BY 150 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A DITCH THAT BORDERS THE RUNWAY, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO HER BEING CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-8 DEPARTED FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE SAME RUNWAY. SHE SAID THAT ABOUT 2 MINUTES ELAPSED BETWEEN THE LARGER AIRCRAFT'S DEPARTURE, AND HER DEPARTURE. THE AIR TRAFFIC CON TROLLER'S MANUAL (FAA ORDER 7110.65M) RELATING TO WAKE TURBULENCE APPLICATION, STATES THAT A 3-MINUTE INTERVAL BE OBSERVED BETWEEN DEPARTURES OF LARGE AND SMALL AIRCRAFT, AND THE ISSUANCE OF A WAKE TURBULENCE ADVISORY BEFORE CLEARING THE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF. THE MANUAL IDENTIFIES A DEHAVILLAND DHC-8 AS A LARGE TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT, AND A CESSNA 152 AS A SMALL AIRCRAFT. REVIEW OF AIR-GROUND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TAPES REVEALED THAT THE TOTAL TIME SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO DEPARTURES WAS 1 MINUTE, 49 SECONDS, WITH NO ISSUANCE OF A WAKE TURBULENCE ADVISORY. ## 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 ANC99LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA103), Aug 3, 1999: Cessna 152 (N95031), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control due to wake turbulence, and the issuance of an improper takeoff clearance by air traffic control personnel. A factor associated with the accident was air traffic control… ## Other reports on N95031 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19921003039959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003039959A), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna 152 (N95031), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Veered on landing. Began nose high go around lost control. Nosed over in ditch. Torque p factor slow speed factor. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.