# Accident 19950326005389A: Cessna 152, Oakland, MD, March 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1995, 10:15 local time
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Garrett County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4092° N, 79.4097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4092&lon=-79.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757JQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757JQ-1995-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950326005389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT DOING SOLO TOCH AND GOS RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, NOSE STUCK INTO GROUND, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS LOW (40 KNOTS) AND THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED DURING AN ABORTED LANDING ATTEMPT.  IN RESPONSE, HE PLACED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WHILE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TERRAIN.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED 23 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA036), Mar 26, 1995: Cessna 152 (N757JQ), Oakland, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: the student pilot's abrupt remedial action during the aborted landing attempt. Related factors are the student pilot's lack of total experience, inadequate airspeed and the low altitude.

## Other reports on N757JQ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840408020099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840408020099I), Apr 8, 1984: Cessna 152 (N757JQ), Petersburg, WV, Substantial damage. Student froze on level off and pushed controls forward. Aircraft bounced 50FT in the air. CFI made a go around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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