19971028031059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Prescott, AZ · October 28, 1997

Date: October 28, 1997 · 09:41 local
Place: Prescott, AZ
Airport: Ernest A Love Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N49788
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX98LA024
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 932 total69 in this make and model79 in the last 90 days

N49788Registration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Cessna 152S/N 15283515 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Veeered off runway into a ditch during landing roll. (.4) the instructor reported that the student flared abruptly and the aircraft ballooned. As the aircraft touched down, it immediately turned violently to the left. The instructor said he got on the controls and applied right rudder to stop the turn; however, the aircraft left the paved surface, encountered a drainage swale in the grassy area between the runways, and nosed over. The instructor stated that there was no mechanical malfunction of the aircraft prior to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

VEEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH DURING LANDING ROLL. (.4) THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT FLARED ABRUPTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT IMMEDIATELY TURNED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE GOT ON THE CONTROLS AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO STOP THE TURN; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE, ENCOUNTERED A DRAINAGE SWALE IN THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS, AND NOSED OVER. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

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 LAX98LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrescott, AZThe student's inadvertent application of left brake during touchdown, and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.Oct 28, 1997 · Substantial damage