# Accident 20000701012739A: Cessna 152, West Point, VA, July 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Point, VA
- Airport: West Point Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5490° N, 76.8003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5490&lon=-76.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68910, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68910-2009-04-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701012739A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC00LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA177), Jul 1, 2000: Cessna 152 (N68910), West Point, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N68910 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930515013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515013899A), May 15, 1993: Cessna 152 (N68910), Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel 15 miles short of destination. Funds for 5 gallons fuel at fuel point. Made unscheduled stops.

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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