# Accident 19990726011129A: Cessna 152, Superior, WI, July 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1999, 17:55 local time
- Place: Superior, WI
- Airport: Richard Bong Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6695° N, 92.0804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6695&lon=-92.0804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68268-2000-02-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726011129A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING, ACFT LOST CONTROL, RAN OFF LEFT SIDE ON THE GRASS AND FLIPPED OVER. (.19) ON JULY 26, 1999, AT 1800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N68268, NOSED OVER FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE BONG AIRPORT, SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CDT. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED HE HAD COMPLETED FOUR TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.  HE REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING THE FIFTH LANDING, AS HE APPLIED POWER TO INITIATE ANOTHER TAKEOFF, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE AND IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT.  HE REPORTED HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CONTACTED SOFT TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER.                 (-23) STUDENT PILOT, WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND RAN OFF RUNWAY. WHEN RUNNING OFF RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR SANK IN SOFT, WET GRASS CAUSING A/C TO TIP ON NOSE AND CONTINUE TO GO OVER ON BACK.  NO INJURIES. RIGHT WING WAS WRINKLED, NOSE GEAR CAUSED DAMAGE TO FIRE WALL.PROPELLER TIPS WERE DAMAGED. VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER WERE DAMAGED, AND WRINKLES IN FUSELAGE, JUST AFT OF FIRE WALL.

## 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 CHI99LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA282), Jul 26, 1999: Cessna 152 (N68268), Superior, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty wind condition, the student's lack of experience, and the soft terrain…

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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