# NTSB DEN87LA098: Cessna 152, N5280Q, Albuquerque, NM, April 15, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 15, 1987, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Coordinates: 35.139266, -106.489814 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1393&lon=-106.4898&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN87LA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17202/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA098

## 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
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - runway light (contributing factor)
  - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING UNSUPERVISED SOLO FLT IN GUSTY CROSS WINDS. HE BECAME DISTRACTED ON TAKEOFF AND FAILED TO CORRECT FOR A LEFT DRIFT. AT THIS POINT HE HAD TAKEN OUT ALL AILERON CORRECTION AND WHEN THE LEFT WING CAME UP, HE ALSO ADDED LEFT RUDDER. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF BY FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL YOKE. THROTTLE WAS NOT REDUCED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RWY SEVERAL TIMES. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RWY LIGHT. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE FROM A SMALL RISE AND FLEW INTO THE CORNER OF A HANGAR, CAUSING PROPELLER CONTACT WITH THE HANGAR WALL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER REBOUNDING FROM THE HANGAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5280Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280Q-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 15285095 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285095
- Airframe hours: 2780
- Engines: LYCOMING O-230-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Double Eagle Aviation
- Registered owner: Arthur R. Eiffert
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 16, 1986, 154 hours before
- Airport: 4AC, Coronado, runway 35, 4,020 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 17 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ABQ, 16 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 19870415009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870415009999A), Apr 15, 1987: Cessna 152, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Student aborted takeoff due to gusty winds. Aircraft veered off runway, became airborne and impacted side of hangar

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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