- Date
- July 3, 2005, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Concord, NH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N48017Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO-05
- FAA report
- 20050703013009A
- Case key
- 61874
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Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in an inadvertant stall and uncontrolled descent into terrain.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an instructional flight, the student pilot attempted to demonstrate the "soft field takeoff" technique. The airplane drifted left, and as the student pilot attempted to correct for the drift, the airplane became airborne, in a "cross controlled" condition. As the angle of attack reached 10 degrees nose up, the airplane rolled to the right, contacted the ground, and was substantially damaged. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical deficiencies.
Factual narrative
On July 3, 2005, about 0930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N48017, was substantially damaged during takeoff from Concord Municipal Airport (CON), Concord, New Hampshire. The certificated flight instructor, and non-certificated student pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight destined for Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI), Laconia, New Hampshire, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The flight instructor stated that the student pilot was attempting to demonstrate the "soft field takeoff," technique on runway 35. The student pilot applied full power, and as the airplane reached 53 knots, he increased the airplane's pitch attitude. The airplane then began to drift to the left, and as the student pilot attempted to correct the drift, the airplane became airborne in a "crossed controlled" condition. The angle of attack reached about 10 degrees nose up, and the right wing then "dropped." The flight instructor attempted to regain control, however, the wingtip and propeller contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over.
A post accident examination of the airplane and accident site by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the wing flaps were in the 10-degree position. Compression damage to the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer was also evident. The right wingtip, propeller spinner, and vertical stabilizer exhibited varying degrees of crush damage, and the nose landing gear was broken. Associated ground scarring, close to the right edge of the runway consistent with a wingtip strike was present. No mechanical deficiencies were noted by the FAA inspector.
The flight instructor held a commercial pilot certificate with multiple ratings, including airplane single-engine-land. He reported 940 total hours of flight experience.
The student pilot reported 25.1 total hours of flight experience.
A weather observation taken at Concord Municipal Airport, about 21 minutes after the accident, included variable winds at 3 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48017
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283269
- Airframe hours
- 8,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Emerson Aviation
- Registered owner
- Island Performance LLC.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 2005
- Departed
- LCI · Laconia, NH
- Destination
- CON · Concord, NH
- Airport
- CON · Concord Municipal Airport, runway 35, 6,005 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 22
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- December 1, 2003
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 940 total · 150 in this make and model · 840 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 59
- Injuries
- None
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 25 total · 25 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Observed at
- CON
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.