- Date
- November 3, 1991, 13:59 local (21:59 UTC)
- Place
- Hayward, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4933BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911103048759A
- Case key
- 27495
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft after it settled back onto the runway following a premature takeoff rotation. A factor in the accident was the lack of total experience of the pilot.
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
The pilot reported the airplane 'settled' back to the runway after rotation during a touch and go takeoff. He said the airplane 'veered' off the runway, hit a ditch and nosed over. An FAA inspector who examined the accident site reported the pilot lost control after the airplane settled back onto the runway. He said the airplane veered off the side of the runway at about a 20 degree angle, continued for about 200 meters, hit a ditch and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4933B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283714
- Airframe hours
- 8,237
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Training, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aviation Training, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 18, 1991 · 21 hours before
- Airport
- HWD · Hayward Air Terminal, runway 28, 5,024 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 40 total · 40 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- 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.