19961211039219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Mansfield, MA · December 11, 1996

Date: December 11, 1996 · 11:40 local
Place: Mansfield, MA
Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N68180
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC97LA028
Reported as: Cessna 152
Fatal injuries: 0

N68180Registration cancelled Sep 8, 2008 · Cessna 152S/N 15282167 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine 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.

Aircraft veered off runway, struck a snowbank, flipped over whilea student pilot practicing soft field takeoff. (-23) the student pilot was on a solo practice flight and attempted a practice soft field takeoff on the hard surface runway 32. It appears that inadequate right rudder was applied, and the aircraft left the runway, hit the snowbank on the left side of the runway, and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY, STRUCK A SNOWBANK, FLIPPED OVER WHILEA STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO PRACTICE FLIGHT AND ATTEMPTED A PRACTICE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY 32. IT APPEARS THAT INADEQUATE RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED, AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, HIT THE SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND FLIPPED OVER.

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 NYC97LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMansfield, MAthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane veering into a snowbank. The proximity of the snowbank was a related factor.Dec 11, 1996 · Substantial damage