19970529047619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Chesterfiend, MO · May 29, 1997

Date: May 29, 1997 · 20:56 local
Place: Chesterfiend, MO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N66980
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA152
Reported as: Cessna 152

N66980Registration cancelled Nov 7, 2014 · Cessna 152S/N 15281702 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-16) Student pilot, daniel a. wolf, certificate no. EE-2416974, was on his first solo flight. The time of occurance of 2056, is a time of reduced light and 0:39 minutes after official sunset on 05/29/97 of 2017 hrs. Due to the experience level of the student of 26 hours, the reduced light level may have been contributory to the loss of aircraft control during the touch and go operation. During the application of power on a touch and go landing, the student stated that the aircraft drifted to the right of the centerline. The student then corrected with left rudder and the aircraft departed to the left shoulder and off the runway to the left side. The aircraft entered a drainage ditch containing water at which time the nose wheel sank into the mud and the aircraft nosed over inverted damaging the propeller, wingtips and vertical fin. Post accident inspection revealed a cracked rear spare on the right hand wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) STUDENT PILOT, DANIEL A. WOLF, CERTIFICATE NO. EE-2416974, WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE TIME OF OCCURANCE OF 2056, IS A TIME OF REDUCED LIGHT AND 0:39 MINUTES AFTER OFFICIAL SUNSET ON 05/29/97 OF 2017 HRS. DUE TO THE EXPERIENCE LEVEL OF THE STUDENT OF 26 HOURS, THE REDUCED LIGHT LEVEL MAY HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTORY TO THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE TOUCH AND GO OPERATION. DURING THE APPLICATION OF POWER ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE STUDENT THEN CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DRAINAGE DITCH CONTAINING WATER AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO THE MUD AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INVERTED DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, WINGTIPS AND VERTICAL FIN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACKED REAR SPARE ON THE RIGHT HAND WING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI97LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChesterfield, MOthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane by overcompensating with the rudder. Factors associated with the accident were the excessive airspeed and the soft terrain.May 30, 1997 · Substantial damage