- Date
- October 1, 1985, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ravenna, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5331PCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851001048409A
- Case key
- 13361
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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.
Analysis
According to the initial solo stufent pilot, he landed uneventfully, applied takeoff power and reached down to retract the flaps. As the aircraft began to accelerate it began to drift to the left. The student pilot applied right rudder but the aircraft continued to veer left off the runway. The pilot cut the power but was unable to stop before hitting a ditch. The aircraft tipped over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5331P
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284917
- Airframe hours
- 1,943
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Kent State University
- Registered owner
- Airspect Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 23, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- 29G · Portage County, runway 27, 3,500 × 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
- 21
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11 total · 11 in this make and model · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5331P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.