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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Houston, TX · August 17, 1996

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Date
August 17, 1996 · 08:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89032
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96LA364
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
41 total41 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N89032Registration cancelled Feb 1, 2013 · Cessna 152S/N 15282603 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) According to the solo pilot, she had been cleared by her flight instructor to stay in the traffic pattern at the David Wayne Hooks memorial airport to practice landings. After departing on runway 17L, she was cleared by the tower for a touch-and-go landing on runway 17R. According to the pilot, after touching down on runway 17R, she applied full power to initiate the takeoff phase of the touch-and-go. Control was lost, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway and went into grass. The pilot reported to an FAA inspector that she 'panicked and failed to close the throttle.' The nose landing gear sank in soft ground, and the airplane nosed over, collapsing the nose landing gear. (-23) on 08/17/96, a student pilot, sole occupant of a CE-152, N89032, was cleared by her flight instructor to practice landings at the David Wayne Hooks memorial airport. Upon departing rwy 17L, she was cleared by the tower for a touch & go landing on rwy 17R. After touchdown on 17R, she applied full power, lost control of the aircraft and departed the left side of the runway into the grass. The pilot indicated at that time she panicked and fail ed to close the throttle. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over. The pilot was not injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. Wx was vfr/wind calm.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ACCORDING TO THE SOLO PILOT, SHE HAD BEEN CLEARED BY HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO STAY IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. AFTER DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 17L, SHE WAS CLEARED BY THE TOWER FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 17R, SHE APPLIED FULL POWER TO INITIATE THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF THE TOUCH-AND-GO. CONTROL WAS LOST, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO GRASS. THE PILOT REPORTED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT SHE 'PANICKED AND FAILED TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE.' THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SANK IN SOFT GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. (-23) ON 08/17/96, A STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF A CE-152, N89032, WAS CLEARED BY HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AT THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT. UPON DEPARTING RWY 17L, SHE WAS CLEARED BY THE TOWER FOR A TOUCH & GO LANDING ON RWY 17R. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON 17R, SHE APPLIED FULL POWER, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT INDICATED AT THAT TIME SHE PANICKED AND FAIL ED TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. WX WAS VFR/WIND CALM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA364Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpring, TXfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve, an encounter with soft terrain, and a nose over of the airplane.Aug 17, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N89032 · 1

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

Incident 20040518024619IFinal Approach · Harlingen, TX(-23) On a VFR flight from tomball, Texas (dwh) to mcallen, Texas (mfe) the pilot in command stated that she changed her destination to Harlingen, Texas due to fuel concerns. On approximately a 6 mile final to runway 17L at (hrl) the pilot stated that the…May 18, 2004