ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354014
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1998 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Safety Flight Training |
| Registration: | N89074 |
| MSN: | 15282619 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6008 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Culpeper, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KCJR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, as he began the takeoff roll on runway 4, the airplane started to yaw to the left. He said the throttle was at full power, and he corrected with right rudder, but the airplane continued off the left side of the runway, onto the grass, struck a ditch and nosed over. He reported over 30 hours of total flight experience, including 17 hours in make and model, and 7 hours of solo flight experience. He also reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane or the engine. The reported weather at the time of the accident was winds from 020 at 10 knots with wind gusts to 14 knots.
Probable Cause: Failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. A related factor was wind gusts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD98LA088
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 17:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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