- Date
- April 23, 1984, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Athens, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1300UCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840423015179A
- Case key
- 12584
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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 - performedCause
Raising of flaps - not performedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Nose over
Object - ditchFactor
Analysis
The plt was performing a rolling takeoff after a touch and go landing. He said he forgot to raise the flaps and as the acft approached rotational speed it veered to the left. He could not correct with rudder and the acft went into a ditch where it nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1300U
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282364
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ohio University
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 7, 1984 · 70 hours before
- Airport
- UNI · Ohio University, runway 25, 4,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 11 total · 11 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.