- Date
- February 19, 1983, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Bally, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25565Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830219004519A
- Case key
- 35157
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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 pilot reported that he initiated his takeoff from the 1300 ft/blacktop portion of a 2500 ft runway. The remainder of the runway was sod. He stated that he rotated for takeoff about 50 ft from the end of the blacktop portion at 56 to 58 KTS. Also, he reported that as the plane passed over the end of the blacktop, it seemed to lose lift and the left wing dropped. Subsequently, the left main gear struck snow on the side of the sod portion and the plane veered to the left. It then dropped onto the nose gear and continued for about 100 ft at a 30 deg angle from the runway. The nose gear collapsed and the plane nosed down, then settled back on the main gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25565
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280733
- Airframe hours
- 838
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Air Supply, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 5, 1983 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- Bally, PA
- Airport
- Butler Valley, runway 33, 2,500 × 100 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 139 total · 74 in this make and model · 71 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 3 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.