# Accident 20010527011879A: Cessna 152, Patriot, IN, May 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: Patriot, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8497° N, 84.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8497&lon=-84.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6154Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6154Q) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010527011879A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AFTER LANDING IN AN UNIMPROVED LANDING STRIP ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF WITH A PREVAILING CROSSWIND AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT VEERING TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO TALL GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS AND FUSELAGE. (.19) ON MAY 27, 2001, AT 1530 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N6154Q, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A TAKEOFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED PRIVATE STRIP NEAR PATRIOT, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE TO THE BLUE ASH AIRPORT, CINCINNATI, OHIO.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS DRIFTING OFF THE EDGE OF THE TAKEOFF AREA. HE ALSO STATED THAT A QUARTERING HEADWIND WAS PRESENT DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.

## 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 CHI01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA148), May 27, 2001: Cessna 152 (N6154Q), Patriot, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate rotation speed and compensation for wind conditions by the pilot. Contributing factors were the crosswind and gust.

## Other reports on N6154Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19971015044729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971015044729A), Oct 15, 1997: Cessna 152 (N6154Q), Piqua, OH, Substantial damage. Wing lifted on landing. Corrected. Lost control. Left runway. Hit berm. Bounced. Nosed down. (-23) on October 15, 1997, at 1710 EDT, Cessna CE-152, N6154Q was…
- [Incident 19970901041129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901041129I), Sep 1, 1997: Cessna 152 (N6154Q), Brookville, OH. Radio problems. Ran out of fuel trying find suitable airport. Landed farm field near private strip.

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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