# Accident 19971028031059A: Cessna 152, Prescott, AZ, October 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1997, 09:41 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6195° N, 112.4198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6195&lon=-112.4198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49788, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49788-2013-08-19) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 932 total, 69 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971028031059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 LAX98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA024), Oct 28, 1997: Cessna 152 (N49788), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's inadvertent application of left brake during touchdown, and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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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