- Date
- January 10, 1986, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plainville, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6267QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860110003149A
- Case key
- 30292
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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 purpose of instructional flight was to practice soft field landings and takeoffs, stall series and VOR naviagtion. After airwork, the pilot flew to robertson field for short and soft field landings and takeoffs. During final soft field takeoff, 10 degrees flaps were applied back pressure held to keep weight off nose. The airplane was accelerated to full power however some back pressure was released to fly effect until reaching climb speed. A gust of wind caused the aircraft to drift to the left side of the runway. The plane rolled about 50 feet, when braking was applied, the aircraft nosed downward and flipped inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6267Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285214
- Airframe hours
- 1,651
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cross Country Aviation Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 25, 1985 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- HFD · Hartford, CT
- Destination
- 4B8 · Plainville, CT
- Airport
- 4B8 · Robertson, runway 20, 3,116 × 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 32 total · 32 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 27 °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.