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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · West Point, VA · July 1, 2000

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Date
July 1, 2000 · 10:30 local
Place
West Point, VA
Airport
West Point Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68910
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC00LA177
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
10 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N68910Registration cancelled Apr 29, 2009 · Cessna 152S/N 15282397 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The student pilot was attempting his second solo landing on rwy 27 at middle peninsula regional airport (W97) West Point, VA. After touch down the a/c veered to left departed the rwy and came to rest in an upside down position in the grassy area adjacent to the left side of rwy. There were no injuries to the student pilot. Damage to a/c included a substantially damaged rudder and vertical stabilizer, broken nose landing gear, bent propellor, and buckled skin on the left and right wings. (.4)on July 1, 2000, at 1030 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N68910, was substantially damaged during landing, when it departed the left side of runway 27 at middle peninsula regional airport (W97), West Point, Virginia. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the solo flight that originated from West Point. No flight plan was filed, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a federal aviation administration inspector, the student and instructor landed. The instructor got out of the airplane, and the student departed on his first solo flight. The student successfully completed one traffic pattern, l anded, and then departed on the second flight. During the second touch down, the airplane yawed left. The student applied right brake to straighten the airplane, but nothing happened. The airplane departed the left side of runway 27, and flipped over. After the accident, the left and right wheels where spun by hand. While the wheels were spinning, the corresponding brake was applied. In both cases, the wheels came to a stop. In addition, no flat spots were observed on either tire, and no skid marks were seen on the runway. Flight control continuity was verified, and the flight instructor stated that the wind was calm at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING HIS SECOND SOLO LANDING ON RWY 27 AT MIDDLE PENINSULA REGIONAL AIRPORT (W97) WEST POINT, VA. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE A/C VEERED TO LEFT DEPARTED THE RWY AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPSIDE DOWN POSITION IN THE GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT PILOT. DAMAGE TO A/C INCLUDED A SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER, BROKEN NOSE LANDING GEAR, BENT PROPELLOR, AND BUCKLED SKIN ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. (.4)ON JULY 1, 2000, AT 1030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N68910, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING, WHEN IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27 AT MIDDLE PENINSULA REGIONAL AIRPORT (W97), WEST POINT, VIRGINIA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE SOLO FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM WEST POINT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR LANDED. THE INSTRUCTOR GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE STUDENT DEPARTED ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ONE TRAFFIC PATTERN, L ANDED, AND THEN DEPARTED ON THE SECOND FLIGHT. DURING THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRPLANE YAWED LEFT. THE STUDENT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRPLANE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27, AND FLIPPED OVER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEELS WHERE SPUN BY HAND. WHILE THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING, THE CORRESPONDING BRAKE WAS APPLIED. IN BOTH CASES, THE WHEELS CAME TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, NO FLAT SPOTS WERE OBSERVED ON EITHER TIRE, AND NO SKID MARKS WERE SEEN ON THE RUNWAY. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE WIND WAS CALM AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC00LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Point, VAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 1, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N68910 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19930515013899AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Norfolk, VARan out of fuel 15 miles short of destination. Funds for 5 gallons fuel at fuel point. Made unscheduled stops.May 15, 1993 · Substantial damage