- Date
- May 22, 1988, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- North Liberty, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5848ACessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880522019339A
- Case key
- 14077
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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
While departing from a grass strip the pilot was unable to maintain a sufficient rate of climb and airspeed during the climbout. In an effort to regain airspeed, the pilot stated that he pushed the nose forward and the aircraft struck the ground in a nose down attitude. The aircraft collided with the field perpendicular to the furrows, breaking the nosewheel off and flipping the aircraft over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5848A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28448
- Airframe hours
- 2,798
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary C. Peterson
- Registered owner
- Peterson, Gary C
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 18, 1987 · 77 hours before
- Destination
- 3C1 · Elkhart, IN
- Airport
- NONE · Private Strip, runway 27, 1,300 × 75 ft, dirt
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 78 total · 68 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBN, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.