- Date
- March 8, 1989, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln Park, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N94252Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36382
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Probable cause
Improper decision and planning by the check pilot (f/e) which resulted in loss of proper alignment and collision with a snowbank at the edge of the runway. Contributing factors were: inadequate preflight by the f/e, f/e's unsecured shoulder harness, premature lift-off by the f/e, crosswind, snowbank & wet/snow covered terrain.
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 student & flt examiner (f/e) were on a private plt check flt to check the student. When the takeoff roll commenced, the f/e's shoulder harness was hanging outside his closed door. As the acft moved faster down the rwy, a 'banging' noise was heard. The f/e opened his door & retrieved the shoulder harness, but drg this time, the acft moved to the left, so the student reduced power to abort the takeoff. However, the f/e took control of the acft, applied power & attempted to takeoff. Shortly after lift-off, the acft settled & hit a snowbank at the left side of the rwy. The f/e then 'cut' the power & applied max braking, but braking was not effective on snow & wet grass beside the rwy. Before stopping, the acft struck a parked bell 206 helicopter. There was a 10 kt quartering x-wind from the right when the acdnt occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94252
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152.85752
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tag Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 7, 1989 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- N07
- Airport
- N07 · Lincoln Park, runway 1, 2,942 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 67 total · 63 in this make and model · 29 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg