# NTSB FTW82DPA13: Cessna 152, N89551, Mckinney, TX, June 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 7, 1982, 20:15 local (Jun 8, 1982, 01:15 UTC)
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Location: 33.1976° N, 96.6153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKinney, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1976&lon=-96.6153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DPA13
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71633/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPA13

## 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
  - touch-and-go - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED A FENCE AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89551](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89551-2013-07-29), registration cancelled 2013-07-29, S/N 15282782, built 1978 (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: 15282782
- Airframe hours: 1019
- Engines: LYCOM O-235 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Larry Raney
- Registered owner: Larry Raney
- Departed: DALLAS NORTH, TX
- Destination: DALLAS NORTH, TX
- Airport: Mckinney Municipal A/P, runway 17, 4,000 × 0 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 17 total, 11 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 180 °F

## 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 19820607023729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607023729A), Jun 7, 1982: Cessna 152, Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. First solo, lost directional control, ran off runway overturned. Failed to compensate for torque on takeoff roll.

## Other investigations on N89551 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW84LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA088), Dec 5, 1983: Cessna 152 (N89551), Plano, TX, substantial damage

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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