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May 22, 2000 · Cessna 152 · N68182

Goshen, IN

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 22, 2000
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Goshen, IN
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Tail Number
N68182
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CHI00LA140

During a first solo flight, the student pilot lost directional control of the aircraft, hit a runway light, and nosed over during an attempted touch and go. The student pilot described the accident as, 'I put in full power then wind started to blow from the right and I started to move to the left because of wind and p factor. I stomped on right rudder to correct for the problem and the plane started to skip so I let go and then it turned left in to grass. It was fine until I hit a ramp in the grass and launched the plane up, but it did not have enough airspeed to take off, so the plane went down and hit on the nose and flipped it. I should have pulled power but I panicked.'

NTSB Probable Cause

the failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control on the takeoff roll. Factors to the accident were the lack of experience of the student pilot and the improper use of the throttle.

Full Narrative

On May 22, 2000, at 1350 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N68182, owned and operated by Goshen Air Center, Inc., piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage during an attempted touch and go on runway 27 (5,001 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt) at the Goshen Municipal Airport, Goshen, Indiana. The aircraft collided with a runway light, the ground, and subsequently nosed over following a loss of directional control. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The solo/instructional flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The student pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The local flight departed Goshen Municipal Airport, Goshen, Indiana, at 1345. According to the instructor's written statement, "I told my student to fly solo. He was told before I got out of the airplane to do full stop landings. He proceeded to takeoff and had a great pattern and landing. Once he was on the ground I told him over a portable radio to come in and back taxi for another takeoff. At the same time I heard the power was being applied for a touch and go." According to the student pilot's written statement, "I had perfectly good control of the airplane on crosswind, downwind, base, final and landing. I put in full power then wind started to blow from the right and I started to move to the left because of wind and p factor. I stomped on right rudder to correct for the problem and the plane started to skip so I let go and then it turned left in to grass. It was fine until I hit a ramp in the grass and launched the plane up, but it did not have enough airspeed to take off, so the plane went down and hit on the nose and flipped it. I should have pulled power but I panicked." According to the student's logbook, the accident happened on the first landing on the student's first solo flight.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:50 EDT
Nearest AirportGoshen Municipal Airport (0nm)
Runway27
Runway Length5001 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 152
Tail NumberN68182
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-235-L2C · Reciprocating · 110
Seats0

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 19 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind210° @ 10 kt
Visibility9 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point66 F / 57
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time18:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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