Cessna 152 N24264

Summary

On 24 August 2012 at about 13:26 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N24264, operated by Sunrise Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Ormond Beach, Florida, 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.

Date

24 August 2012 at 13:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ormond Beach (OMN)

Coordinates

29.3028, -81.1078

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N24264

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sunrise Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ormond Beach → Gainesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12LA525

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper decision to take off again after a successful abort due to diminished airplane climb performance. Contributing to the accident was carburetor icing during the taxi, which resulted in the loss of engine performance.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot took off in calm wind conditions, and, although he reported that pretakeoff checks were normal, he did not believe that the airplane was climbing properly after liftoff. Air traffic control tower personnel observed the airplane lift off and touch down twice before running off the end of the runway. The airplane came to rest about 625 feet beyond the end of the runway. The pilot recognized a loss of airplane performance during the initial takeoff and successfully landed the airplane back on the runway. However, instead of stopping the airplane, the pilot took off again, which then put the airplane in a position where a second aborted takeoff could only result in a runway overrun. Postaccident examination revealed no preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations, and flight instructors who flew the airplane during its two previous flights noted no discrepancies during those flights. The ambient temperature and dew point about the time of the accident indicated a probability of carburetor ice accumulation during taxi, and the carburetor heat was found in the off position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.