Cessna 152 N5490P
6 November 1999 · Rising Sun, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 November 1999 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5490P, operated by Raintree Corportation, was involved in an accident near Rising Sun, Maryland, United States. 2 people were 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 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rising Sun, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.6909, -76.0592
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N5490P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Raintree Corportation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Elkton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA028
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The PIC CFI's improper planning/decision to perform a downwind takeoff. A factor in this accident was the tail wind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The two CFI's attempted to departed from a private grass strip, which was about 1,800 feet long, and oriented along an approximate heading of 310/130 degrees. A short-field takeoff was initiated by the flying CFI from runway 31, and discontinued at a 'mental abort point' established by the pilot-in-command (PIC) CFI. A second takeoff was then initiated in the opposite direction. Again, the takeoff was discontinued at an abort point; however, the airplane was unable stop before reaching the end of the runway, and the PIC CFI applied full right rudder, to 'spin the aircraft out.' The airplane struck a tree near the left wing root, which ruptured the left fuel tank and spun the airplane 90 degrees to the direction of travel. The grass strip was not approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact damage to the engine or the airframe. Winds reported at an airport about 20 miles east of the accident site were from 270 degrees at 7 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1999 | Cessna 152 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | Profile Aviation Center Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1999 | Cessna 152 | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1999 | Cessna 152 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Cessna 152 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Cessna 152 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | South Bay Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1999 | Cessna 152 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1999 | Cessna TR 182 | Clarksville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1999 | Piper J3C-65 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1999 | Cessna 182K | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1999 | Boeing Stearman PT17 | Westminister, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1999 | Cessna 150 | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | Piedmont Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1999 | Cessna 182Q | Rising Sun, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |