# Accident 19980921026009A: Cessna 152, Lafayette, IN, September 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1998, 17:45 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4204° N, 86.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4204&lon=-86.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94286, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94286) (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 O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980921026009A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI98LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA359), Sep 21, 1998: Cessna 152 (N94286), West Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the touch and go takeoff.

## Other reports on N94286 (1)

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

- [Incident 20061202030409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202030409I), Dec 2, 2006: Cessna 152 (N94286), Muncie, IN, Minor damage. (-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…

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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