# Accident 19981103039209A: Cessna 152, Houston, TX, November 3, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 3, 1998, 09:30 local time - Place: Houston, TX - Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.0897° N, 95.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0897&lon=-95.6102&mi=10 - Aircraft: N46887, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46887-1999-03-01) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Reported engine: LYC O235L2C - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 17 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA019) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981103039209A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 3, 1998, AT 0930 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE, N46887, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT, NEAR TOMBALL, TEXAS. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY AB AVIATION INC., OF TOMBALL, TEXAS, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE HOOKS AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE MORNING TRAINING FLIGHT WAS INITIATED WITH 5 UNEVENTFUL DUAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP, AND AFTER THE PROPER ENDORSEMENTS BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT WAS CLEARED FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FURTHER STATED THAT "THE STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO TAKEOFF, PATTERN AND LANDING WERE NORMAL." ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO REPSONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE 22 HOUR STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 17R. PERSONNEL IN THE CONTROL TOWER OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO MUDDY GROUND ADJACENT TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND "FLIP OVER." EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS CRUSHED AND THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AFT OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE INSPECTOR CONFIRMED THAT THE GROUND BEYOND THE EDGES OF THE RUNWAY WAS MUDDY WITH STANDING WATER IN SEVERAL SPOTS; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO STANDING WATER ON THE RUNWAY. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE AT 3 KNOTS. (-23) N46887 WAS BEING PILOTED BY MR. HUNT ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. UPON POWER APPLICATION AFTER A TOUCH AND GO ON RWY17R AT DWH THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG IN A SOFT SPOT IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO IT'S TOPSIDE/BACK. FORWARD BENDS ON THE PROPELLER INDICATE THAT A HIGH POWER SETTING ON THE ENGINE WAS SET AS IF TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT. PLANNING TO REEXAMINE THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT FOR F AILURE TO PROPERLY PREPARE THE STUDENT FOR HIS FIRST SOLO. COUNSELED THE STUDENT PILOT 11/03/1998 ON THE EFFECTS OF TORQUE, P-FACTOR AND MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON POWER APPLICATION. ## 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 FTW99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA019), Nov 3, 1998: Cessna 152 (N46887), Tomball, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.