# Accident 20001203036239A: Cessna 152, Cleveland, TN, December 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2000, 10:14 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TN
- Airport: Hardwick Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1698° N, 84.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1698&lon=-84.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5288P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5288P-2013-07-19) (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 ATL01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001203036239A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA017), Dec 3, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5288P), Cleveland, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff due to carburetor ice. A factor was unsuitable terrain.

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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