# Accident 19991015043849A: Cessna 152, Lake Village, AR, October 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1999
- Place: Lake Village, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3206° N, 91.2801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3206&lon=-91.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66930, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66930-2000-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991015043849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROX. 1430 LOCAL CENTRAL TIME, A STUDENT PILOT, WHILE EXECUTING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, EXITED THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT, ENCOUNTERED A DRAINAGE DITCH WHERE THE FRONT LANDING GEAR DESCENDED INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING THE A/C TO NOSE OVER AND FLIP ON ITS BACK. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN LEFT WHEEL FIRST VEERING TO THE ELFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. THE A/C CONTINUED FOR APPROX. THREE HUNDRED YARDS AT A TWENTY DEGREE LEFT PARALLEL ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY WHERE IT IMPACTED A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. THE WIND CONDITION WAS CALM. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED THE PROPER ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA011), Oct 15, 1999: Cessna 152 (N66930), Lake Village, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain directional control during landing.

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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