# Accident 20161014021439A: Cessna 152, Chickaloon, AK, October 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Airport: King Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7908° N, 148.3539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7908&lon=-148.3539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488E) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 276 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161014021439A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA N488E BEGAN TO DEVELOP LIFT ON DEPARTURE OF RUNWAY 06. BACKPRESSURE WAS RELAXED TO HOLD AIRCRAFT IN GROUND EFFECT TO INCREASE AIRSPEED TO OBTAIN A SAFE CLIMBING SPEED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND FOR THE SECOND TIME, BUT AGAIN BEGAN TO SETTLE. A DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WAS THEN MADE AND FIRM BRAKING FORCE WAS APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL ANOTHER 40 YARDS BEFORE COMING TO REST.

## 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 GAA17CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA051), Oct 14, 2016: Cessna 152 (N488E), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delay in aborting the takeoff from a turf runway, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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