What happened
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(-23) Student pilot akbaraly, departed naples airport at approximately 11:30 am local time in Cessna 152, registry N93455. He flew directly to Marco Island executive airport to accomplish touch and go landings training (solo). He completed an initial landing without incident on runway 17. On his second approach, Mr. Akbaraly was observed by another student, Mr. Morton, on a long final (solo) approach to runway 17 in a Cessna 172. He was observed to turn in front of this aircraft and roll out late on the final approach leg. At this time the aircraft was observed to be well right of the runway center line. Mr. Morton observed Mr. Akbaraly attempt to align the aircraft with the centerline as the aircraft descended. The Cessna 152 landed on runway 17 and veered off the left of the runway at approximately 1500 feet from the threshold. The aircraft proceeded an additional 540 feet under power, striking a lighted windsock mast with the left wing. The aircraft proceeded an additional 78 feet into a marsh area, flipping upside down and coming to final rest at approximately 11:57 am local time. Mr. Akbaraly departed the aircraft without injury. In explanation, Mr. Akbaraly indicated that he did not have right rudder control after the aircraft veered to the left of the runway. An examination of the aircraft rudder system showed normal operation coordinated with nose wheel steering. Examination of aircraft tire rut marks indicated control over rudder operation in transition from runway departure to final resting-place of the aircraft. The 4-knot crosswind from direction of 270 degrees was attributed to be negligible in affecting the aircraft operation. (.4) the student pilot was performing a touch and go landing in a slight crosswind, and departed the runway in the direction of the crosswind. He tried to compensate with the opposite rudder, but the airplane continued to head off the runway. The airplane departed the left side of runway 17, struck a windsock, entered sandy, soft, wet ground, until the nose wheel sunk into mud causing the airplane to nose over. The student pilot had accumulated about 40 hours of flight time, all in this make and model aircraft. The winds at an airport, located about 18 miles north of the crash site were reported to have been from 240 degrees at 4 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT AKBARALY, DEPARTED NAPLES AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM LOCAL TIME IN CESSNA 152, REGISTRY N93455. HE FLEW DIRECTLY TO MARCO ISLAND EXECUTIVE AIRPORT TO ACCOMPLISH TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TRAINING (SOLO). HE COMPLETED AN INITIAL LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 17. ON HIS SECOND APPROACH, MR. AKBARALY WAS OBSERVED BY ANOTHER STUDENT, MR. MORTON, ON A LONG FINAL (SOLO) APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 IN A CESSNA 172. HE WAS OBSERVED TO TURN IN FRONT OF THIS AIRCRAFT AND ROLL OUT LATE ON THE FINAL APPROACH LEG. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE WELL RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. MR. MORTON OBSERVED MR. AKBARALY ATTEMPT TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE CENTERLINE AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED. THE CESSNA 152 LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED AN ADDITIONAL 540 FEET UNDER POWER, STRIKING A LIGHTED WINDSOCK MAST WITH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED AN ADDITIONAL 78 FEET INTO A MARSH AREA, FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN AND COMING TO FINAL REST AT APPROXIMATELY 11:57 AM LOCAL TIME. MR. AKBARALY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. IN EXPLANATION, MR. AKBARALY INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE RIGHT RUDDER CONTROL AFTER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT RUDDER SYSTEM SHOWED NORMAL OPERATION COORDINATED WITH NOSE WHEEL STEERING. EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT TIRE RUT MARKS INDICATED CONTROL OVER RUDDER OPERATION IN TRANSITION FROM RUNWAY DEPARTURE TO FINAL RESTING-PLACE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE 4-KNOT CROSSWIND FROM DIRECTION OF 270 DEGREES WAS ATTRIBUTED TO BE NEGLIGIBLE IN AFFECTING THE AIRCRAFT OPERATION. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING IN A SLIGHT CROSSWIND, AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CROSSWIND. HE TRIED TO COMPENSATE WITH THE OPPOSITE RUDDER, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO HEAD OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17, STRUCK A WINDSOCK, ENTERED SANDY, SOFT, WET GROUND, UNTIL THE NOSE WHEEL SUNK INTO MUD CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED ABOUT 40 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, ALL IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT. THE WINDS AT AN AIRPORT, LOCATED ABOUT 18 MILES NORTH OF THE CRASH SITE WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FROM 240 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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