# Accident 20010520010789A: Cessna 152, Roscommon, MI, May 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2001, 12:15 local time
- Place: Roscommon, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4897° N, 84.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4897&lon=-84.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45943, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45943-2002-03-13) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010520010789A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MAY 20, 2001, AT 1215 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N45943, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH TREES FOLLOWING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18 ( 2,475 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY/GRASS ) AT THE ROSCOMMON CONSERVATION AIRPORT, ROSCOMMON, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF TECHNIQUE TO HIS PILOT-RATED PASSENGER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED AS IF THEY WERE TAKING-OFF DOWNWIND AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO CLEAR A TREE LINE LOCATED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, ELECTED TO LAND LONG ON THE RUNWAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE TREE LINE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. (-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT ROSCOMMON CONSERVATION AIRP                                                 ORT (K3RC). SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF AND WHEN IT BACAME APPARENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OVER THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  ABORTED THE TAKE OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT OVER RAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI01LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA144), May 20, 2001: Cessna 152 (N45943), Roscommon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the tree line. Factors to the accident were the tailwind, the aircraft being near gross weight, the high density altitude, the rough runway…

## Other reports on N45943 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890414017049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414017049I), Apr 14, 1989: Cessna 152 (N45943), Troy, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off side of runway into mud. Flipped over. Minor damage.

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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