8/24/2012 Sunrise Aviation Flight School Airplane Crashes at Ormond Beach
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NTSB Preliminary Report
Additional information:
NTSB Identification: ERA12LA525
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, August 24, 2012 in Ormond Beach, FL
Aircraft: CESSNA 152, registration: N24264
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain
errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has
been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this
investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft
accident report.
On August 24, 2012, at 0926 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N24264, was
substantially damaged when it overran the runway during an aborted takeoff at
Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (OMN), Ormond Beach, Florida. The private pilot
was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight
rules flight plan was filed from OMN to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV),
Gainesville, Florida. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of
14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to the pilot, the engine performed "normally" during taxi and the
before takeoff checks. After the airplane rotated during the takeoff, he felt
that it was not climbing, so he decided to make an emergency landing.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane
came to rest about 625 feet beyond the departure end of runway 8. The throttle
was found in the maximum power position, the mixture was full rich, and
carburetor heat was off. There was some stiffness noted when moving the throttle
control; however, the carburetor was broken off the engine at the mounting
flange. Both propeller blades were bent.
Engine rotation produced spark on all spark plug leads and compression on all
cylinders. Engine cold cylinder compressions were between 70 and 77 psi. The top
spark plugs were removed from all cylinders, and upon visual inspection,
indicated "normal" burn.
Fuel samples were absent of debris, and no water was found in the fuel tank
sumps, gascolater or carburetor float bowl.
The inspector spoke to flight instructors who flew the airplane on the two
previous flights, who stated that its performance was "normal" during those
flights. The inspector also spoke to the to the tower controller, who related
that the airplane lifted off and settled back down on the 4,005-foot runway
twice before overrunning the departure end.
Winds, recorded at the airport about the time of the accident, were calm.