- Date
- October 14, 1983, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Harrisburg, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N66937Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831014054809A
- Case key
- 12482
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Touch-and-go - performedFactor
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentFactor
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
The acft nosed over during takeoff roll while on a solo training flt. The pilot applied too much right rudder then over compensated with left rudder and brake. The acft went off the left side of the rwy into soft mud and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66937
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281673
- Airframe hours
- 2,144
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Brown Aviation
- Registered owner
- Charles Midyett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Airport
- HSB · Harrisburg, runway 24, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 25 total · 25 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °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.