# NTSB ANC01LA086: Cessna 152, N46326, Haines, AK, July 16, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 15, 2001, 16:05 local (Jul 16, 2001, 00:05 UTC) - Place: Haines, AK - Coordinates: 59.466667, -136.166671 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4667&lon=-136.1667&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 53205 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC01LA086 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53205/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA086 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and a rough/uneven takeoff area. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - roadway/highway - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The pilot reported he landed on an uncompleted section of roadway his company was working on. During the subsequent takeoff, he allowed the airplane's left main landing gear tire to enter a rut. He said he over corrected, lost directional control, and went off the side of the runway and struck a stump with the horizontal stabilizer. ## Factual narrative On July 15, 2001, about 1605 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Cessna 152 airplane, N46326, sustained substantial damage during an attempted takeoff from the Haines Highway, near Haines, Alaska. The private pilot/owner of the airplane and the one passenger were not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 local pleasure flight departed Juneau, Alaska, about 1400, and operated in visual meteorological conditions. The flight was returning to Juneau at the time of the accident. During a telephone conversation with the pilot on July 16, he related he had landed on a portion of the Haines Highway that was under construction. He said he is familiar with that portion of the highway because the company he works for is currently doing road restoration there. He reported that during takeoff, he inadvertently allowed the left main landing gear tire to contact a rut alongside the road. He said he overcorrected to the right, and the airplane went off the right side of the road, where the right horizontal stabilizer received substantial damage when it struck a stump. The pilot said there were no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N46326](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46326-2012-01-21), registration cancelled 2012-01-21, S/N 15283031, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15283031 - Airframe hours: 2400 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Edwin E. Johnson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 6, 2001, 2 hours before - Departed: JNU, Juneau, AK - Flight plan: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 2, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 997 total, 394 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Temperature: 75 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010715039279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010715039279A), Jul 15, 2001: Cessna 152, Haines, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Attempted take off on Haines highway near boarder with Canada, right wheel went into ditch causing horizontal stab to strike ground and damage to it.… ## Other investigations on N46326 (2) 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 ANC09LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA034), Apr 17, 2009: Cessna 152 (N46326), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering at a high density altitude. - [NTSB LAX90LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA328), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 152 (N46326), Hayward, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR BOLT/NUT PLATE ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION (THREADING) OF THE GEAR BOLT/NUT ASSEMBLY. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.