- Date
- February 1, 1985, 13:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Olathe, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4781ACessna A152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850201001489A
- Case key
- 33909
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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 - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Diverted attentionFactor
Lack of total experienceFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbank
Analysis
The acft collided with a snow bank on the left side of the rwy following a loss of directional control during a touch and go landing. The plt stated control of the acft was lost when he attempted to reconfigure the acft for the takeoff portion of the touch and go.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4781A
- Reported as
- Cessna A152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1520890
- Airframe hours
- 392
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Gulf Coast Tracor,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1984 · 92 hours before
- Departed
- GVW · Grandview, MO
- Airport
- OJC · Johnson County Executive, runway 35, 4,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 20 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F
- 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.