ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237082
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 June 2020 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N25449 |
| MSN: | 15280669 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5225 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Little River Airpark (FL10), Mcalpin, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | McAlpin, FL (FL10) |
| McAlpin, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After performing an engine runup, the private pilot initiated the takeoff roll within allowable weight limits. When the flight was about midway along the 2,600 ft long grass runway at a lesser than normal indicated airspeed for that point along the runway, he thought about aborting but elected to continue and rotated at 50 knots near the departure end of the runway. The airplane remained in ground effect, and he pushed the yoke to increase airspeed while flying through a gap in trees past the departure end of the runway. The airplane reached an airspeed of 50 to 55 knots and climbed to an altitude of about 35 ft above ground level; however, it subsequently struck trees, stalled, and impacted the ground resulting in a small postcrash fire in the engine compartment area due to a broken carburetor.
Postaccident examination of the engine revealed no preimpact anomalies. Although the pilot later attributed the poor performance to his initiating the takeoff with the ignition switch positioned to one magneto rather than both, it was in the off position when first viewed by recovery personnel 2 days later.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff after recognizing poor airplane acceleration, the reason for which could not be determined based on available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's likely inadvertent initiation of the takeoff with the ignition switch in 1 position rather than both.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA219
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/NNum_results.aspx?NNumbertxt=25449
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2020 01:21 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 20-Jun-2020 06:33 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2020 07:01 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source] |
| 25-Jun-2021 19:05 | aaronwk | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 24-Jun-2022 14:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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