MKC83LA033

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Olathe, KS · December 6, 1982

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 6, 1982, 10:55 local (16:55 UTC)
Place
Olathe, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N757WDCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19821206062699A
Case key
72088

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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.

Loss of control - in flightTakeoff - initial climb
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

Analysis

On the second short field takeoff the student pilot allowed the aircraft to liftoff at too slow an airspeed. The right wing dropped and the aircraft impacted the ground beside the runway.

Aircraft

Registration
N757WD
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15280054
Airframe hours
1,319
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Midwest Aire
Registered owner
Robert Lynn
Departed
OJC · Olathe, KS
Destination
OJC · Olathe, KS
Airport
OJC · Johnson County Executive, runway 17, 4,100 × 75 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
38
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
190 total · 190 in this make and model · 53 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
160° at 8 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
OJC

FAA reports on this event · 1

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