# Accident 20020515016159A: Cessna 152, Valdosta, GA, May 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2002, 19:32 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7825° N, 83.2767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7825&lon=-83.2767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93989, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93989) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020515016159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO CROSSWIND. LEFT RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH WITH COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. MAINTENANCE EXAMINED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND FIREWALL AND LEFT WING SPAR DAMAGE. PRELIMINARY REPORT CHANGED TO ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA02LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA120), May 15, 2002: Cessna 152 (N93989), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff, resulting in an on ground encounter with an adjacent ditch and a collapsed nose gear strut during the attempt to abort…

## Other reports on N93989 (2)

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

- [Incident 20180607007229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180607007229I), Jun 7, 2018: Cessna 152 (N93989), Gainsville, FL, No damage. After departure from williston airport (X60) the pilot encounter loss of engine power. The pilot declared an emergency and landed the aircraft on interstate…
- [Incident 19860309005819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860309005819I), Mar 9, 1986: Cessna 152 (N93989), Kissimmee, FL. The student pilot returning from a solo cross country flight lost control while landing on runway 24 at Kissimmee FL. The winds at the time of the incident was…

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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