# Accident 20000522036409A: Cessna 152, Goshen, IN, May 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Airport: Goshen Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5701° N, 85.8299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5701&lon=-85.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68182, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68182-2002-04-29) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522036409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 22, 2000, AT 1500 EST, A STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING AT GOSHEN AIRPORT, GOSHEN, INDIANA. A NON-TOWERED AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27 AND IMPACTED A SMALL RAVINE AND MOMENTARILY BECAME AIRBORNE, DESCENDING AT A RAPID RATE, IMPACTING THE GROUND, NOSE FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THIS WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO 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 CHI00LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA140), May 22, 2000: Cessna 152 (N68182), Goshen, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control on the takeoff roll. Factors to the accident were the lack of experience of the student pilot and the improper use of the throttle.

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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