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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Mcalpine, FL · June 17, 2020

Date: June 17, 2020 · 18:00 local
Place: Mcalpine, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25449
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA219
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total

N25449Registration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Cessna 152S/N 15280669 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine 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.

The pilot was attempting to fly his aircraft to live oak Florida to get fuel. The weather was calm and the sun was shining. The pilot completed the preflight checklist and on his rollout the aircraft was not gaining speed like it usually has I previous flights. The pilot said the engine was performing normally. He lifted off the runway and was slowly gaining altitude and airspeed . The aircraft then descended into the trees and came to a rest after striking the trees. The pilot and passenger departed the aircraft uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY HIS AIRCRAFT TO LIVE OAK FLORIDA TO GET FUEL. THE WEATHER WAS CALM AND THE SUN WAS SHINING. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE PREFLIGHT CHECKLIST AND ON HIS ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GAINING SPEED LIKE IT USUALLY HAS I PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. HE LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SLOWLY GAINING ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED . THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED INTO THE TREES AND CAME TO A REST AFTER STRIKING THE TREES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

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 ERA20LA219Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMcAlpin, FLThe pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after recognizing poor airplane acceleration, the reason for which could not be determined based on available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s likely inadvertent initiation of the takeoff with the…Jun 17, 2020 · Substantial damage