- Date
- July 8, 1983, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Peoria, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5510PCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830708029989A
- Case key
- 12252
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was damaged in a forced landing after a power loss during takeoff. This was a dual instructional flt. The CFI stated that the engine lost power at about 100 ft AGL & he made a forced landing straight ahead. The fixed base operatorstated that immediately after he arrived at the accident site he checked the fuel filter & could see no comtamination. The acft was examined by FAA and the engine was started. Full power was applied to the engine & the engine run lasted 10MINUTES with no malfunctions noted. The pilot had stated that the engine showed a drop of about 300 RPM during the carburetor heat check. The temperature of the accident day was 85 degrees f and the dew point was 59 degrees f. the plt stated the nose gear collapsed it hit a rut during the landing roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5510P
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284961
- Airframe hours
- 595
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harold Camden
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 24, 1983 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- 3MY · Peoria, IL
- Airport
- 3M4 · Mt. Hawley, runway 17, 2,812 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 22
- Certificates
- Commercial, 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
- 796 total · 163 in this make and model · 518 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 59 °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.