- Date
- April 10, 1993, 10:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place
- Lubbock, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5283PCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930410008849A
- Case key
- 18724
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the gusty crosswind.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a takeoff from runway 17, with a crosswind of 270 degrees at 20 knots gusting to 30 knots, the pilot lost directional control of the airplane and it drifted left off the runway and nosed over to the inverted position. The pilot stated that the airplane momentarily left the ground two times prior to the airplane nosing over to the inverted position. As the airplane left the ground the second time the pilot thought he was going to stall so he pushed forward on the controls and the airplane impacted the ground.
Factual narrative
On April 10, 1993, at 1040 central daylight time (CDT) a Cessna 152, N5283P, was substantially damaged during takeoff. The student pilot was not injured during the visual flight rules flight. Weather conditions for the local flight was visual meteorological conditions. Flight Tech Incorporated of Lubbock, Texas, was the owner operator.
During an interview conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector the pilot provided the following information. He attempted to takeoff from runway 17 with winds measured at 25 knots gusting to 32 knots from 270 degrees. He reported that during the takeoff roll he lost control of the airplane and it nosed over to the inverted position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5283P
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284906
- Airframe hours
- 8,597
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Flight Tech Inc.
- Registered owner
- Flight Tech Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 19, 1993 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- LBB
- Destination
- LBB
- Airport
- F82 · Town And Country, runway 17, 3,500 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 86 total · 81 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5283P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.