# Accident 19970426006569A: Cessna 152, Ilwaco, WA, April 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ilwaco, WA
- Airport: Port Of Ilwaco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3107° N, 123.9902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3107&lon=-123.9902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152TM-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 38 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970426006569A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED AND AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DURING WHICH DETERIORATING WEATHER WAS FORECAST ALONG THE ROUTE. AFTER THE FIRST LEG OF THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT RESTED AND DID SOME ADDITIONAL FLIGHT PLANNING, AND THEN DEPARTED ON THE RETURN LEG. AFTER DEPARTING AN INTERMEDIATE STOP ON THE RETURN LEG OF THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED RAIN, LOW CLOUDS AND HIGH WINDS. HE THEN ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WHERE HE HAD MADE THE INTERMEDIATE STOP, BUT UPON RETURNING TO THAT AREA, HE FOUND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE AIRPORT THROUGH THE RAIN AND CLOUDS. WHILE TRYING TO FLY TO ANOTHER AIRPORT, HE HAPPENED TO OVERFLY A 2,000 FOOT RUNWAY, AND ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING THERE. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, THE RAIN, CLOUDS, AND CROSSWINDS WERE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT THE PILOT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING THE RUNWAY. HE ULTIMATELY TOUCHED DOWN PAST THE MID-POINT OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE END BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED. WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN AND WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE      STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR DID NOT MONITOR THE PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING AND THAT THE STUDENT DID NOT GET AN UPDATED WEATHER BRIEFING AFTER HIS INITIAL DEPARTURE.

## 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 SEA97LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA092), Apr 26, 1997: Cessna 152 (N152TM), Ilwaco, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to land the aircraft at the proper touchdown point. Factors include inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the student pilot, inadequate supervision by the student…

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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