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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Cleveland, TN · December 3, 2000

Date: December 3, 2000 · 10:14 local
Place: Cleveland, TN
Airport: Hardwick Field Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5288P
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL01LA017
Reported as: Cessna 152
Fatal injuries: 0

N5288PRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2013 · Cessna 152S/N 15284908 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) On December 3, 2000 a Cessna 152, N5288P was substantially damaged when it collided with trees and the ground following takeoff from Hardwick Field Airport at Cleveland, Tennessee. A certified flight instructor and a student pilot were practicing short field takeoffs prior to the accident. The CFI received serious injuries and the student pilot received minor injuries. Both pilots stated that a power loss occurred just after takeoff. After that neither pilot remembered much. The a/c impacted the top of a tree about 150 feet off to the side of the runway and then dropped straight to the ground at the base of the tree, impacting on the nose of the aircraft, then came to rest upsdie down. The evidence indicated a stalled flight conditionat the scene of the accident. Inspections of the engine could not identify a cause for a power failure and there was no evidence of fuel contaminations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 3, 2000 A CESSNA 152, N5288P WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM HARDWICK FIELD AIRPORT AT CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE. A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING SHORT FIELD TAKEOFFS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CFI RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT A POWER LOSS OCCURRED JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. AFTER THAT NEITHER PILOT REMEMBERED MUCH. THE A/C IMPACTED THE TOP OF A TREE ABOUT 150 FEET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN DROPPED STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND AT THE BASE OF THE TREE, IMPACTING ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THEN CAME TO REST UPSDIE DOWN. THE EVIDENCE INDICATED A STALLED FLIGHT CONDITIONAT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. INSPECTIONS OF THE ENGINE COULD NOT IDENTIFY A CAUSE FOR A POWER FAILURE AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATIONS.

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 ATL01LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCleveland, TNA loss of engine power during takeoff due to carburetor ice. A factor was unsuitable terrain.Dec 3, 2000 · Substantial damage