# Accident 20200617010409A: Cessna 152, Mcalpine, FL, June 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2020, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mcalpine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1181° N, 82.9136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1181&lon=-82.9136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25449, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25449-2022-07-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200617010409A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA20LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA219), Jun 17, 2020: Cessna 152 (N25449), McAlpin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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