ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366708
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 June 1990 |
| Time: | 14:57 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | C & J Of Nevada |
| Registration: | N64845 |
| MSN: | 15281451 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reno, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Reno, NV (KRNO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN ON RWY 16R, HE WAS AWARE OF A QUARTERING TAILWIND. AFTER TAKEOFF AND APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AGL, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AS THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP THEN DOWN TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WINDS WERE FROM 300 DEGREES AT 11 KT GUSTING TO 20 KT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S USE OF AN INAPPROPRIATE RUNWAY. THE GUSTY TAILWIND AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WERE FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA90LA113
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 April 1997 | N64845 | Fallon Airmotive, Inc. | 1 | S. Lake Tahoe, CA | |
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| 21-Mar-2024 11:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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