- Date
- July 29, 1989, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7610ACessna A152
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890729025639A
- Case key
- 14265
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Probable cause
The pilot's poor judgement, and poor evaluation of the weather due to self induced pressure and overconfidence in his personal ability. Contributing factor was the experimental aircraft association's inadequate supervision of the operation.
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
During the annual experimental aircraft association convention airshow, the pilot executed an intentional snap roll immediately after takeoff. He lost visual reference outside the aicraft due to low visibility from smoke, haze, and rain. The aircraft descended out of control and impacted the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7610A
- Reported as
- Cessna A152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1520738
- Airframe hours
- 4,269
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mccombs, Clair A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 15, 1989 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- OSH · Oshkosh, WI
- Destination
- OSH · Oshkosh, WI
- Airport
- OSH · Wittman Field, runway 36, 800 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 9,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OSH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.