- Date
- May 27, 2001, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Patriot, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6154QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Adminstration
- FAA report
- 20010527011879A
- Case key
- 53253
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Probable cause
the inadequate rotation speed and compensation for wind conditions by the pilot. Contributing factors were the crosswind and gust.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot attempted a takeoff from an unimproved private landing strip described as a gravel road approximately 1,800 feet by 14 feet in dimension. A left quartering headwind of 7 knots with a gust of 18 knots prevailed at the time of the accident.. Upon liftoff, the airplane drifted off the right side of the gravel road and the right main landing gear contact 6 inch high grass. The pilot also reported that his biennial flight review had expired.
Factual narrative
On May 27, 2001, at 1530 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N6154Q, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during a takeoff from a gravel road near Patriot, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger received no injuries. The flight was en route to the Blue Ash Airport, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The pilot reported that the main landing gear contacted the ground when the airplane was drifting off the edge of the takeoff area. He also stated that a quartering headwind was present during the takeoff attempt.
In a written statement, the pilot reported "Landed in farm field on gravel, 1800' straight, slightly inclined road. Uninhabited, no obstructions-landing was uneventful. Road was about 14' wide, with shallow ditch to the right. On take-off, with 10 [degrees] flaps, started roll, nose lifted. Left quartering gust pushed airplane to the right, right gear caught 6" grass [and] reduced forward momentum. Airplane veered into ditch [and] nosed over. Pre-mature liftoff [and] not enough left aileron input, together with gust contributed to end result."
The pilot also reported that his biennial flight review had expired.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6154Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285174
- Airframe hours
- 7,506
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Co-Op Aircraft Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 21, 2001 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- PVT · Patriot, IN
- Destination
- ISZ · Blue Ash, OH
- Airport
- runway 30, 1,800 × 14 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 608 total · 350 in this make and model · 572 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.78 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG, 20 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 N6154Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.