MIA83LA127

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Zellwood, FL · April 21, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 21, 1983, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
Place
Zellwood, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6333MCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830421015969A
Case key
30878

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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.

OverrunTakeoff
Touch-and-go - performedDual studentFactor
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wetFactor
Aborted takeoff - delayedPilot in command(cfi)Cause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterTakeoff
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

The acft ran off the departure end of the runway and collided with a ditch during an aborted takeoff following a touch- and-go landing. The instructor stated that the student made the landing and prepared the acft for takeoff. Power was applied and at 45 KTS the instructor took control and aborted the takeoff. The instructor said he did not believe the acft was producing full power. After the accident the eng ran ok and delivered 2350 RPM after the damaged prop was replaced.

Aircraft

Registration
N6333M
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15284677
Airframe hours
1,941
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Intercontinental Aviation Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
100 hour · April 6, 1983 · 33 hours before
Departed
ORL · Orlando, FL
Airport
X61 · Bob White, runway 27, 3,365 × 150 ft, grass/turf

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
23
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Right
Flight hours
1,800 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 450 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
60° at 8 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
-0 °F, dew point -0 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
ORL, 17 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.