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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Owensville, MD · June 1, 2003

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Date
June 1, 2003 · 19:00 local
Place
Owensville, MD
Airport
Winter Field Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68778
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA158
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
418 total50 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N68778Registration cancelled Jan 25, 2005 · Cessna 152S/N 15282372 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot and non-rated passenger. Completed preflight and run-up without any problems noted. Performed a short-field takeoff. Approximately 50% to 75% of the way down the runway (by the pilot's estimate) the pilot felt he was not going to have enough speed for takeoff. Pilot attempted to abort the takeoff. Aircraft ran off the end of the runway, struck a barb-wire fence approximately 200' beyond the end of the runway, broke through the fence and went into a four (4) foot deep ditch. Both occupants evacuated the airplane uninjured. Wind was calm, temperature was 57 degrees fahrenheit. The runway was 1,800' of compacted gravel with grass growing between the gravel. The airplane was at or near maximum gross weight. Pilot failed to notify the NTSB or FAA of the accident. FAA learned of accident through anonymous call. Aircraft was examined by FAA at the salvage yard where it had been moved prior to accident notification.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND NON-RATED PASSENGER. COMPLETED PREFLIGHT AND RUN-UP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS NOTED. PERFORMED A SHORT-FIELD TAKEOFF. APPROXIMATELY 50% TO 75% OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY (BY THE PILOT'S ESTIMATE) THE PILOT FELT HE WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH SPEED FOR TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A BARB-WIRE FENCE APPROXIMATELY 200' BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BROKE THROUGH THE FENCE AND WENT INTO A FOUR (4) FOOT DEEP DITCH. BOTH OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE UNINJURED. WIND WAS CALM, TEMPERATURE WAS 57 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE RUNWAY WAS 1,800' OF COMPACTED GRAVEL WITH GRASS GROWING BETWEEN THE GRAVEL. THE AIRPLANE WAS AT OR NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. PILOT FAILED TO NOTIFY THE NTSB OR FAA OF THE ACCIDENT. FAA LEARNED OF ACCIDENT THROUGH ANONYMOUS CALL. AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY FAA AT THE SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT HAD BEEN MOVED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT NOTIFICATION.

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 CHI03LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOwensville, MOThe pilots delayed attempt to perform an aborted takeoff and subsequent overrun. Contributing factors to the accident were the fence and the ditch.Jun 2, 2003 · Substantial damage