# NTSB DEN05CA016: Cessna 152, N5290B, Santa Teresa, NM, October 28, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 28, 2004, 08:20 local (14:20 UTC) - Place: Santa Teresa, NM - Coordinates: 31.881111, -106.704719 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8811&lon=-106.7047&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 24, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 60452 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN05CA016 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60452/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA016 ## Probable cause the student pilot' failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - ground - Nose over, takeoff - roll/run ## Analysis According to the student pilot, he had performed two touch and go landings. During the ground roll, the pilot advanced the throttle forward to perform another takeoff. The pilot reported that the airplane "veered sharply to the left" and departed the runway. He stated that he was not able to "reduce the power" because it was bumpy. The nose wheel struck an outcropping of sagebrush, separating the nose gear. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over, causing substantial damage. ## Factual narrative On October 28, 2004, at approximately 0820 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 152, N5290B, piloted by a student pilot, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain and subsequently nosed over during takeoff roll from Dona Ana County Airport (5T6), Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The training flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated at approximately 0745. According to the accident report submitted by the student pilot, he had performed two touch and go landings on runway 28. During the ground roll, the pilot advanced the throttle forward to perform another takeoff. The pilot reported that the airplane "veered sharply to the left" and departed the runway. He stated that he was not able to "reduce the power" because it was bumpy. The nose wheel struck an outcropping of sagebrush, separating the nose gear. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over. The top 12 inches of the vertical stabilizer and rudder were crushed to the left and the leading edge of the right wing tip was crushed down and aft. The engine cowling was wrinkled and crushed and the propeller separated at the hub. A postaccident inspection of the airplane systems, by the FAA inspector, revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5290B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5290B-2008-09-05), registration cancelled 2008-09-05, S/N 15283828, built 1979 (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: 15283828 - Airframe hours: 3386.1 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 125 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: TTEA Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, October 15, 2004, 60 hours before - Departed: 5T6, Santa Teresa, NM - Destination: 5T6, Santa Teresa, NM - Airport: 5T6, Dona Ana County At Santa Teres, runway 28, 8,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 55; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 57 total, 56 in this make and model, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: ELP, 17 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 20041028026749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041028026749A), Oct 28, 2004: Cessna 152, Santa Teresa, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 28, 2004, at 0820 MDT, a Cessna 152, N5290B, registered to ttea inc., ran off the left side of the runway and flipped during takeoff on runway… From the NTSB's public API. 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