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Cessna 152 N6480M

2 September 1992 · Crete, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 September 1992 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6480M, operated by Suburban Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Crete, Nebraska, United States. One person was 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.

The record

Date
at 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Crete, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport
Crete Municipal (CEK)
Coordinates
40.6205, -96.9501
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N6480M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Suburban Air, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI92LA262

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF AND FAILURE TO PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION. LACK OF EXPEREINCE IN SHORT FIELD TAKEOFFS WAS A FACTOR.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT HAD RECEIVED DUAL INSTRUCTION IN SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDING APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DATE. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE TAXIED ONTO THE RUNWAY, ADDED POWER, AND APPLIED ELEVATOR BACK PRESSURE. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE PITCH UP EXCESSIVELY, LIFT OFF THE RUNWAY, AND TOUCH DOWN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME WITH A HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ROLLING INTO A STEEP LEFT BANK FOLLOWED BY A PITCH DOWN ACTION. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND A FEW MOMENTS LATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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