- Date
- April 12, 1988, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Center Village, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5089PCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880412008779A
- Case key
- 7735
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The CFI attempted to demonstrate a short-field takeoff to his student, with a tailwind. He reported believing at the time that a light cross-wind/quartering tailwind was blowing. He elected to depart from rwy 27, because rwy 09 had utility wires at the departure end and a slight uphill gradient. During the t/o roll, the airplane 'lifted off slightly 1-2 times' and he held the airplane on the grass rwy to increase acceleration. After rotation, the airplane climbed to about 15-20 ft AGL, and began to settle back to the ground. The nosewheel impacted a small ditch and the airplane nosed over. The arpt mgr reported that a 15 kt wind was blowing from the east when the accident occurred. A wx reporting station about 11 NM away reported winds from the east at 10 KTS, shortly after the accident occurred. Based on performance data in the Cessna 152 information manual, the airplane was theoretically capable of a successful takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5089P
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284873
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- E&L Aircraft, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Carley, Harold J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- 01I
- Airport
- 01I · August Acres, runway 27, 2,095 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,520 total · 1,960 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 91 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5089P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.