# NTSB CHI92LA271: Cessna 152, N67836, Scotland, IN, September 9, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 9, 1992, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Scotland, IN
- Coordinates: 38.550827, -86.45922 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5508&lon=-86.4592&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI92LA271
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15542/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA271

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AFTER FAILING TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING A TAKEOFF GROUND RUN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - uphill (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vs) - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE LANDED OFF AIRPORT TO ATTEND A FAMILY PICNIC.  WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND UPHILL TAKEOFF FROM THE 900 FOOT LONG AREA THE AIRPLANE DID NOT ACCELERATE TO FLYING SPEED.  AFTER FAILING TO LIFTOFF THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.  THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N67836 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15282047
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Raf Flying Services Inc
- Registered owner: Eagle Creek Avn. Serv. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, January 2, 2000
- Departed: I14, INDIANPOLIS, IN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 660 total, 125 in this make and model, 470 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BMG, 25 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920909035739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920909035739A), Sep 9, 1992: Cessna 152, Scotland, IN, Substantial damage. Tried to depart crop stubble uphill 900 foot field. Settled after liftoff and rolled into a ditch.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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