- Date
- September 25, 1985, 15:36 local (22:36 UTC)
- Place
- Concord, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N64981Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850925077389A
- Case key
- 24848
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed to turn to the left during the takoeff ground roll on rwy 32R at buchanan airport, Concord, California and exit the rwy environment. The certificated private plt reported that shortly after applying full power the acft 'swerved' to the left and right rudder application was not sufficient to arrest the left turn excursion. The nose gear collapsed after the acft entered the soft dirt adjacent to the rwy. The surface winds were 260 degrees at 12 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64981
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281509
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235 SERIES, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Buchanan Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CCR · Concord, CA
- Airport
- CCR · Buchanan Field, runway 32R, 4,600 × 150 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
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 108 total · 48 in this make and model · 24 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CCR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.