# NTSB CHI83LA155: Cessna 152, N5545L, Mansfield, OH, March 30, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 30, 1983, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place: Mansfield, OH
- Location: 40.8214° N, 82.5166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD LAHM RGNL (MFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8214&lon=-82.5166&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12124/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA155

## 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
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose down, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF AND NOSED DOWN IN THE DRIED GRASS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON THE RETURN LEG OF A CROSS-COUNTRY WHEN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 KTS. THE WIND WAS 90 DEGREES AT 9 KTS. THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 14R AND RAN OVER AN EDGING INSTALLATION FORMED LIKE A RAMP WHICH LIFTED THE ACFT AND IT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR ABOUT 20 FEET. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WAS NO NOTED MALFUNCTIONS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED IN OVERLOAD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5545L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5545L-1985-01-22), registration cancelled 1985-01-22, S/N 15284348 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284348
- Engines: LYCOMING O-325-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Condor Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Departed: 8G7, ZELIENOPLE, PA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: MFD, Mansfield Lahm, runway 14, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 61 total, 61 in this make and model, 31 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MFD

## 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 19830330010129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830330010129A), Mar 30, 1983: Cessna 152, Mansfield, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control on the takeoff roll. Left the runway,bounced into the air. Came down on a wing and prop.

## Other investigations on N5545L (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 NYC84LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA292), Aug 21, 1984: Cessna 152II (N5545L), Mercer, PA, substantial damage

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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