# Accident 19970529047619A: Cessna 152, Chesterfiend, MO, May 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1997, 20:56 local time
- Place: Chesterfiend, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6498° N, 90.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6498&lon=-90.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66980, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66980-2014-11-07) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970529047619A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI97LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA152), May 30, 1997: Cessna 152 (N66980), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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