Cessna 152 N623AF

Summary

On 25 July 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N623AF was involved in an accident near Greenville, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 1998 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Greenville Municipal Arpt (6D6)

Coordinates

43.1696, -85.2504

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N623AF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Pontiac

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA280

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's delay in performing the abort, and the instructor pilot's failure to take control of the airplane before passing the end of the runway. A factor contributing to this accident was the ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was making the takeoff. The Instructor pilot said that just passing the crosswind runway intersection, mid-way down the runway, the airplane showed 40 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS). After passing the intersection, the airplane started to lift off, but returned to the grass. The airspeed indicator again read 40 KIAS. The instructor pilot told the student to abort the takeoff. The instructor pilot said that he took control of the airplane just as they passed the end of the runway. The airplane crossed one ditch and stopped when it hit a second ditch. Inspection of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.