# NTSB NYC83LA227: Cessna 152, N48903, Brockport, NY, August 25, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 25, 1983, 19:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Brockport, NY
- Location: 43.2133° N, 77.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brockport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2133&lon=-77.9408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA227
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35264/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA227

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE CFI AND STUDENT PLT HAD CONDUCTED ABOUT 4 TOUCH & GO LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE CFI AUTHORIZING A FIRST SOLO TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, AT ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT ONTO THE GRASS AND CONTINUED UNTIL CONTACT WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH, COLLAPSING THE NOSE WHEEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48903](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48903-2017-05-22), registration cancelled 2017-05-22, S/N 15281041, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281041
- Airframe hours: 2576
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: B.C. Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 19, 1983, 2,557 hours before
- Departed: 7GO, BROCKPORT, NY
- Airport: 7GO, Ledgdale, runway 10, 2,800 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830825044449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825044449A), Aug 25, 1983: Cessna 152, Brockport, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control on first solo takeoff roll. Left the runway and struck a ditch.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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