# NTSB CHI98LA280: Cessna 152, N623AF, Greenville, MI, July 25, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 25, 1998, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Greenville, MI - Coordinates: 43.169589, -85.250396 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1696&lon=-85.2504&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43107 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA280 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43107/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA280 ## Probable cause the student pilot's delay in performing the abort, and the instructor pilot's failure to take control of the airplane before passing the end of the runway. A factor contributing to this accident was the ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, takeoff - aborted - abort - delayed, dual student (cause) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - airport facilities,runway overrun area - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The student pilot was making the takeoff. The Instructor pilot said that just passing the crosswind runway intersection, mid-way down the runway, the airplane showed 40 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS). After passing the intersection, the airplane started to lift off, but returned to the grass. The airspeed indicator again read 40 KIAS. The instructor pilot told the student to abort the takeoff. The instructor pilot said that he took control of the airplane just as they passed the end of the runway. The airplane crossed one ditch and stopped when it hit a second ditch. Inspection of the airplane revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On July 25, 1998, at 1300 eastern daylight time (edt), a Cessna 152, N623AF, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage, when during takeoff the airplane ran off of the end of the runway at Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. There was no flight plan on file. The instructor pilot and dual student on board reported no injuries. The cross-country flight was originating at Greenville, Michigan. In his written statement, the instructor pilot said that the student pilot was making the takeoff on runway 18. The Instructor pilot said, "At the intersection of runway 27 (the runway which crosses runway 18 at the mid-point), we were at 40 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS). After passing the intersection, the airplane started to lift off, but returned to the grass. The airspeed indicator again read 40 KIAS. The instructor pilot told the student to abort the takeoff. The instructor pilot said that he took control of the airplane just as they passed the end of the runway. The airplane crossed one ditch and stopped when it hit a second ditch. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane at the Greenville Municipal Airport. The airplane's nose wheel strut was broken aft. One of the two propeller blades was bent aft. The airplane's right wing tip was crushed aft and inward. The right wing's forward spar was bent aft. Flight control continuity was confirmed. Examination of the airplane's engine, engine controls, brakes and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N623AF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623AF), registered now, S/N 15280841 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15280841 - Airframe hours: 5940 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: American Flight & Technology - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, July 2, 1998, 47 hours before - Departed: 6D6, GREENVILLE, MI - Destination: PTK, PONTIAC, MI - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 6D6, Greenville Municipal Arpt, runway 18, 1,750 × 200 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 440 total, 90 in this make and model, 264 as pilot in command, 147 in the last 90 days, 57 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: AMN, 28 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 19980725017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980725017689A), Jul 25, 1998: Cessna 152, Greenville, MI, Substantial damage. Acft ran off the end of the rwy during takeoff, Greenville, MI. (-23) student pilot was receiving dual instruction from CFI. Take off on a grass strip by… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.