# NTSB CHI82DA070: Cessna 152II, N68298, Oxford, OH, February 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 23, 1982, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Oxford, OH
- Coordinates: 39.500747, -84.739677 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5007&lon=-84.7397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72128/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA070

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - go-around - performed, pilot in command
- Nose over, takeoff
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER A NORMAL LANDING THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND OPENED THE THROTTLE. AS THE AIRCRAFT GAINED SPEED IT STARTED DRIFTING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. POWER WAS REDUCED BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT MUD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68298](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68298-2007-05-30), registration cancelled 2007-05-30, S/N 15282237, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152II
- 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: 15282237
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-6-2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Harrison Social Flites, Inc.
- Registered owner: Harrison Social Flites, Inc.
- Departed: HARRISON SOCIAL
- Destination: HARRISON SOCIAL
- Airport: OXD, Miami University, runway 4, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 176 total, 134 in this make and model, 122 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Temperature: 136 °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 19820223005179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820223005179A), Feb 23, 1982: Cessna 152, Oxford, OH, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on touch and go. Veered off runway onto soft ground. Airplane nosed over.

## Other investigations on N68298 (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 NYC05LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA002), Oct 10, 2004: Cessna 152 (N68298), Harrison, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Cessna 152 pilot's improper traffic pattern procedure and improper radio communication, which resulted in a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172. A factor in the accident was both pilots' failure…

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.

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