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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Ardmore, OK · May 21, 2012

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Date
May 21, 2012 · 18:00 local
Place
Ardmore, OK
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
U9FS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6102Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA314
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
56 total56 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days
N6102QRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2017 · Cessna 152S/N 15285127 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Aircraft performed touch and go landing at Ardmore, Oklahoma downtown executive airport (kahd)heading northbound. As the aircraft was climbing out on take off the airspeed was slow and the engine was working hard to maintain airspeed. At this time the aircraft turned slowly towards the northwest. As the aircraft was turning the tail began to slowly "porpise" and the aircraft was narrowly missing the tree tops. As the tail started to porpise the airspeed slowed and the pilot banked and turned the aircraft back to the east trying to turn back to the airport southbound. As the aircraft was turning the airspeed slowed and the right wing hit the tree tops. The aircraft fell straight down into the trees in a flat attitude. As the aircraft was falling through the trees it hit the power lines and slid backwards down the power lines, landing in a creek bed. The aircraft flaps were full down and the flap handle was in the full down, 30 degree position. Also, the pilot was lost and had gone to the wrong airport. The pilot was at Ardmore downtown executive airport (kahd)in Ardmore, Oklahoma but he should have been at Ardmore municipal airport (kadm) in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Pilot stated that he forgot to raise the flaps after touch and go landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KAHD)HEADING NORTHBOUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING OUT ON TAKE OFF THE AIRSPEED WAS SLOW AND THE ENGINE WAS WORKING HARD TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SLOWLY TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING THE TAIL BEGAN TO SLOWLY "PORPISE" AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NARROWLY MISSING THE TREE TOPS. AS THE TAIL STARTED TO PORPISE THE AIRSPEED SLOWED AND THE PILOT BANKED AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE EAST TRYING TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT SOUTHBOUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING THE AIRSPEED SLOWED AND THE RIGHT WING HIT THE TREE TOPS. THE AIRCRAFT FELL STRAIGHT DOWN INTO THE TREES IN A FLAT ATTITUDE. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS FALLING THROUGH THE TREES IT HIT THE POWER LINES AND SLID BACKWARDS DOWN THE POWER LINES, LANDING IN A CREEK BED. THE AIRCRAFT FLAPS WERE FULL DOWN AND THE FLAP HANDLE WAS IN THE FULL DOWN, 30 DEGREE POSITION.ALSO, THE PILOT WAS LOST AND HAD GONE TO THE WRONG AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS AT ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KAHD)IN ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA BUT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT ARDMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KADM) IN ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO RAISE THE FLAPS AFTER TOUCH AND GO LANDING.

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 CEN12LA314Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArdmore, OKThe student pilot's improper configuration of the airplane flaps during an aborted landing, which resulted in an inadequate climb rate and subsequent collision with trees.May 21, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6102Q · 2

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

Incident 20110421007639ITaxi · Denton, TXOn April 21, 2011, at approximately 1932 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna, 152, N6102Q, owned and operated by u. s. aviation group LLC, dba U.S. Flight academy, was involved in an incident after completing landing rollout, on a 14 CFR part 141…Apr 21, 2011 · Minor damageAccident 20060825018439ALevel Off Touchdown · Gainesville, TX(-23) The student pilot was on his first solo flight and was attempting his third landing at Gainesville Municipal Airport, Gainesville, Texas. The aircraft's nose gear and main landing gear bounced several times in an oscillating (porpoise) motion until the…Aug 25, 2006 · Substantial damage