- Date
- September 19, 1991, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Marion, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5463LCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910919041739A
- Case key
- 15187
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground run from a touch-and-go landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident airplane ran off the runway and collided with a ditch while the pilot was making a touch and go landing during an instructional flight. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The student pilot was not injured. The pilot stated that the airplane swerved left, went off the runway and struck the ditch after he applied power to takeoff from the touch and go.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5463L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284319
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Air Marion Inc.
- Airport
- MZZ · Marion, runway 33, 3,596 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 26 total · 6 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Observed at
- GUS, 23 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.
Other investigations on N5463L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.