19990208014179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Sanford, NC · February 8, 1999

Date
February 8, 1999 · 15:20 local
Place
Sanford, NC
Airport
Sanford-Lee County Brick Field
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6294M
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA076
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235N2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
18 total18 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(.19)On February 8, 1999, about 1520 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N6294M, registered to Sanford aircraft services inc., operating as a 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, crashed during a go-around at the Sanford-Lee County Brick Field (regional) airport, Sanford north carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The student pilot reported no injuries. The flight was origiating at the time of the accident. The student pilot stated she conducted a preflight inspection of the airplane before departing on the flight, and noted no deficiencies with the airframe, flight controls, or during the engine run-up. She departed and remained in left closed traffic, and conducted about three to four touch-and-go by raising the flaps, pushing the carburetor heat in, and advancing the throttle to the full open position. The airplane stated to veer to the left, and she applied right rudder. The airplane continued to veer to the left, and she applied full right rudder with no response. The airplane went off the left side of the runway into the grass, down and up a dip before she pulled the power off. The airplane crossed a taxiway and she applied brakes and aft pressure on the control yoke. The airplane continued off the left side of the taxiway, collided with a ditch, and nosed over inverted. (.4) the student pilot was attempting a touch and go landing and failed to maintain directional control after applying full power. The airplane veered to the left off the side of the runway into the grass, crossed a taxiway, went into the grass, collided with a ditch, and nosed over inverted. (-23) on takeoff after (touch and go) landing, pilot allowed aircraft to drift left. Continued under full power off runway, through grass, down into shallow culvert, back up across tacross taxiway and beyond. Aircraft encountered a heavy mud bog, which caused it to nose over onto it's back. Pilot exited without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON FEBRUARY 8, 1999, ABOUT 1520 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N6294M, REGISTERED TO SANFORD AIRCRAFT SERVICES INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED DURING A GO-AROUND AT THE SANFORD-LEE COUNTY BRICK FIELD (REGIONAL) AIRPORT, SANFORD NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGIATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED SHE CONDUCTED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE BEFORE DEPARTING ON THE FLIGHT, AND NOTED NO DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRFRAME, FLIGHT CONTROLS, OR DURING THE ENGINE RUN-UP. SHE DEPARTED AND REMAINED IN LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC, AND CONDUCTED ABOUT THREE TO FOUR TOUCH-AND-GO BY RAISING THE FLAPS, PUSHING THE CARBURETOR HEAT IN, AND ADVANCING THE THROTTLE TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION. THE AIRPLANE STATED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, AND SHE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, AND SHE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER WITH NO RESPONSE. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, DOWN AND UP A DIP BEFORE SHE PULLED THE POWER OFF. THE AIRPLANE CROSSED A TAXIWAY AND SHE APPLIED BRAKES AND AFT PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL YOKE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY, COLLIDED WITH A DITCH, AND NOSED OVER INVERTED. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER APPLYING FULL POWER. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, CROSSED A TAXIWAY, WENT INTO THE GRASS, COLLIDED WITH A DITCH, AND NOSED OVER INVERTED. (-23) ON TAKEOFF AFTER (TOUCH AND GO) LANDING, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT LEFT. CONTINUED UNDER FULL POWER OFF RUNWAY, THROUGH GRASS, DOWN INTO SHALLOW CULVERT, BACK UP ACROSS TACROSS TAXIWAY AND BEYOND. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A HEAVY MUD BOG, WHICH CAUSED IT TO NOSE OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. PILOT EXITED WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

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