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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Lafayette, IN · September 21, 1998

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Date
September 21, 1998 · 17:45 local
Place
Lafayette, IN
Airport
Purdue University
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94286
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA359
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235N2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N94286Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15285639 · Built 1982Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot was practicing touch and go landings when the acft landed, the pilot applied full power to take off, and the acft veered off the rwy into a grassy area damaging the left wing tip. (.19) on September 21, 1998, at 1745 eastern standard time (EST), a Cessna, 152, N94286, operated by a solo student pilot, sustained substantial damage when during a touch-and-go takeoff, the airplane veered left off of the runway and impacted into a ditch. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. There was no flight plan on file. The student pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated at west Lafayette, Indiana. (-23) the student pilot executed a normal landing then applied full power to takeoff when he veered 90 degrees to the left, crossed a grass area between the taxiway and runway and came to rest in a ditch on the other side of the taxiway. Damage consists of the left wingtip, nose gear and propeller. Damage classified as substantial due to damage to the rear spar. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE ACFT LANDED, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO TAKE OFF, AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY INTO A GRASSY AREA DAMAGING THE LEFT WING TIP. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1998, AT 1745 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A CESSNA, 152, N94286, OPERATED BY A SOLO STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED INTO A DITCH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING THEN APPLIED FULL POWER TO TAKEOFF WHEN HE VEERED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, CROSSED A GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF THE LEFT WINGTIP, NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. DAMAGE CLASSIFIED AS SUBSTANTIAL DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE REAR SPAR. NO INJURIES.

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 CHI98LA359Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Lafayette, INthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the touch and go takeoff.Sep 21, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N94286 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20061202030409INormal Cruise · Muncie, IN(-23) Student pilot was on a cross country flight from lafayette, IN to Muncie, Indiana, to kokomo, IN and back to lafayette. After a touch and go landing at Muncie, the student climbed back to 4500 feet MSL for flight to kokomo. Approximately 10 miles…Dec 2, 2006 · Minor damage