# NTSB SEA88LA179: Cessna 152, N68142, Cottage Grove, OR, September 12, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 11, 1988, 18:20 local (Sep 12, 1988, 01:20 UTC)
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Coordinates: 43.709022, -123.029884 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7090&lon=-123.0299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA88LA179
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40886/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA179

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Overrun, landing
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - misjudged, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - lowering of flaps - improper, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - object - wall/barricade (contributing factor)

## Analysis

A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 33, DURING TURN FROM UPWIND TO CROSSWIND, WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER CHECKING THE FUEL SELECTOR AND APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE WIND WAS FROM 340 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. FULL FLAPS WERE USED. AN OVERSHOOT OCCURRED WITH THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN ACCOMPLISHED 1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. A TREE WAS STRUCK PRIOR TO LANDING ROLL. DURING LANDING ROLL THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK A SHORT WALL AND THEN A STACK OF BRICKS.  EXAM OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68142](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68142-1991-04-26), registration cancelled 1991-04-26, S/N 15282145 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15282145
- Airframe hours: 3500
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Jerry Marshall, doing business as Cottage Grove Aviation
- Registered owner: Jerry Marshall
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 30, 1988
- Departed: 61S, COTTAGE GROVE, OR
- Airport: 61S, Cottage Grove State, runway 15, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 830 total, 200 in this make and model, 780 as pilot in command, 160 in the last 90 days, 66 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- 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 19880911038289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911038289A), Sep 11, 1988: Cessna 152, Cottage Grove, OR, Substantial damage. Engine lost partial power on climbout. Turned back but overshot runway and hit trees near departure end of runway.

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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