- Date
- September 26, 2006, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bennett, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N93873Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 64615
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were the low airspeed and the pilot's improper in-flight planning.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that he was attempting to takeoff. The airplane entered ground effect and the stall warning horn sounded. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff. On touching down, the airplane's nose wheel dug into the ground. The airplane subsequently nosed over on to it's back causing substantial damage. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Factual narrative
The pilot said that they were attempting to take off. They entered ground effect and the stall warning horn sounded. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff. On touching down, the airplane's nose wheel dug into the ground. The airplane subsequently nosed over on to it's back. An examination of the airplane showed the airplane's vertical stabilizer and rudder crushed downward. Additionally the airplane's nose wheel was bent aft, the upper cowling was bent, and the propeller showed torsional bending and chordwise scratches.
Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93873
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285565
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack Powell
- Registered owner
- Jack Powell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Bennett, CO
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 21,225 total · 12 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Other investigations on N93873 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.