- Date
- November 9, 1988, 16:52 local (21:52 UTC)
- Place
- Gainesville, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6578BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19881109049829A
- Case key
- 32353
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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.
Analysis
The plt taxied to rwy 6 & made an eng run-up. As he called the twr for tkof, a navy P-3 was making a low apch to rwy 10.the plt was told to taxi to rwy 10. Abt 30 sec later, as he arrived at rwy 10, he was clrd for tkof & was cautioned abt wake turbc fm the P-3. The plt tkof on rwy 10 & mnvrd to avoid wake turbc. As the acft was climbing thru abt 100', it rolled violently to the rgt. The plt applied corrective action, but the acft dscndd & hit the rwy bfr he could rcvr. Theaim & FAA adzy circular 90-23D warned of wake turbc & rcmdd 2 min interval when small acft is depg bhnd a large acft. The twr ctlr complied with applicable ATC directives. Paragraph 3-106I of ATC handbook 7110.65F said to 'separate a small acft bhnd a large acft taking off or making a low/missed apch when utilizing opposite drctn takeoffs on the same rwy by 3 min unless a plt has initiated a request to deviate fm the 3 min interval. In the latter case, issue a wake turbc adzy before clrg the acft for takeoff.' However, the handbook did not address takeoffs bhnd same drctn low apchs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6578B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283954
- Airframe hours
- 3,825
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gator Air
- Registered owner
- Aerial Aos Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 12, 1988 · 79 hours before
- Airport
- GNV · Gainesville Regional, runway 10, 7,500 × 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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 76 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.