- Date
- October 26, 1988, 10:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place
- Reidsville, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4713BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881026050099A
- Case key
- 7944
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt reported that the airplane nose '...was wanting to come up sooner than it should' during the takeoff roll on his first solo flt; he checked the elevator trim and found it properly set. He elected to abort the takeoff. He reduced the pwr and applied the brakes. The airplane 'got ahead' of him as he was attempting to stop, and veered off the left side of the rwy. The airplane collided with a ditch and nosed over. The student noted that his instructor had briefed him to expect increased takeoff performance with only one person on board; however, he was suprised by the increased performance. He said he had apparently applied excessive pressure to the left brake while attempting to stop, as the left tire had left a skid mark on the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4713B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1528393
- Airframe hours
- 3,117
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lend-A-Wing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 20, 1988 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- NC14 · Rockingham Co, runway 31, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 25 total · 25 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N4713B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.