NTSB CHI83LA155 — 1983-03-30 · MANSFIELD, Ohio, United States

N5545L has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (SOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD, built 1991), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N5545L Cessna 152 None

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF AND NOSED DOWN IN THE DRIED GRASS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON THE RETURN LEG OF A CROSS-COUNTRY WHEN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 KTS. THE WIND WAS 90 DEGREES AT 9 KTS. THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 14R AND RAN OVER AN EDGING INSTALLATION FORMED LIKE A RAMP WHICH LIFTED THE ACFT AND IT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR ABOUT 20 FEET. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WAS NO NOTED MALFUNCTIONS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED IN OVERLOAD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA155.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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