# Accident 20130924018089A: Cessna 152, Wadsworth, OH, September 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2013, 12:50 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0283° N, 81.7983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0283&lon=-81.7983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24800, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24800-2018-02-12) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 175 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA556) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130924018089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED WADSWORTH WELTZIEN SKYPARK (15G) AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 EDT TO CARROLLTON COUNTY AIRPORT (TS0).  DEPARTED TSO AT APPROXIMATELY 1210 RETURNING TO 15G.  PILOT STATED COMMUNICATIONS RADIO PROBLEMS.  ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND AT 15G, LANDING SAME DIRECTION AS EARLIER TAKEOFF.  NEIGHBORING AIRPORTS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT REPORTING WINDS VARIABLE AT 5KTS AND FROM 070 AT 6KTS.  PILOT UNABLE TO LAND 15G RUNWAY 21 IN SAFE DISTANCE.  PILOT INITIATED GO AROUND MANEUVER.  UNABALE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  LEFT WING IMPACTED GROUND FIRST, FOLLOWED BY AIRCRAFT NOSE, CAME TO REST HEADING 030 APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS BEYOND DEPARTURE END OF 15G RUNWAY 21.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN13CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA556), Sep 24, 2013: Cessna 152 (N24800), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately maintain airspeed during a go-around.

## Other reports on N24800 (2)

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

- [Incident 19911225061449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911225061449I), Dec 25, 1991: Cessna 152 (N24800), Wadsworth, OH, Minor damage. Pilot stated he could not get aircraft airborne. Aborted. Ran off end of runway into field.
- [Accident 19891013040399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013040399A), Oct 13, 1989: Cessna 152 (N24800), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. During landing, aircraft porpoised and nosed over on the runway.

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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