Cessna 152 N47962

Summary

On 11 June 2005 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N47962, operated by Skymates, Inc, was involved in an accident near Marietta, Oklahoma, 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.

Date

11 June 2005 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Marietta, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

McGhee Catfish Restaurant (T40)

Coordinates

33.8928, -97.1689

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N47962

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Skymates, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marietta → Arlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

DFW05CA154

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while executing a soft field take off. A factor was the prevailing dark night conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 81-hour private pilot was attempting a soft-field take off from a 2,450-foot-long and 55-foot-wide, turf runway at night when he drifted to the left side of the runway. The pilot reported that the combination of the nose high attitude used for a soft-field take off, the bouncing of the aircraft on the rough terrain, and the infrequently spaced, nonstandard runway edge lights made it difficult to determine the airplane's proximity to the runway edge. The pilot also said that before he realized the airplane's location on the runway and before he was able to take corrective action, the airplane impacted foliage and descended down a steep embankment. The airplane spun about 180 degrees to the left as it traveled down the embankment and came to rest in thick vegetation. The winds were light at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.