Cessna 152 N89585

Summary

On 20 April 1982 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89585, operated by Emporia Aviation, was involved in an incident near Cottonwood Fall, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 April 1982 at 21:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Cottonwood Fall, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Chase County (9K0)

Coordinates

38.3591, -96.5397

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N89585

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Emporia Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cottonwood Fall → Emporia

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82IA047

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER EXECUTING TWO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 36, THE PILOT NOTICED A WIND SHIFT FROM 360 DEGREES TO 260 DEGREES AND HE TAXIED BACK UP THE RUNWAY AND STARTED A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT STATED THAT ABOUT 1300 FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE ENCOUNTERED AN INCLINE AND DEEP MUD. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE LIFTED OFF AT 45-50 KNOTS AND COLLIDED WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AT THE END OF THE 2600' RUNWAY. THE PILOT DID NOT STATE WHETHER HE NOTICED THE INCLINE AND THE MUD WHEN HE TAXIED UP THE RUNWAY. WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 320 DEGREES AT 17 GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS AT EMPORIA, KS, 17 MILES TO THE EAST.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.