# Accident 20030209001149A: Cessna 152, Lockhart, TX, February 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2003, 11:16 local time
- Place: Lockhart, TX
- Airport: Lockhart Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8503° N, 97.6722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8503&lon=-97.6722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25324, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25324-2006-06-01) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030209001149A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 9, 2003 APPROXIMATELY 1116 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N25324, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY STENGER AIR SERVICES OF LOCKHART, TEXAS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE LOCKHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (50R), LOCKHART, TEXAS. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1100 FROM 50R. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A FAA INSPECTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT IMMEDIATELY VEERED LEFT INTO THE GRASS, BECAME SLIGHTLY AIRBORNE, AND STRUCK A SMALL HOUSE, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE HOUSE WAS LOCATED JUST OFF AIRPORT PROPERTY. (-23) ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1116 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AIRCRAFT CESSNA 152, N25324 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY OWNER, THOM C. HANSON WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE LOC                                      KHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (50R) LOCKHART, TEXAS AND LOST CONTROL. THE OWNER A STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND VEERED LEFT INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT TRIED TO GET THE AIRPLANE AIRBORNE BUT NEVER MANAGED; COMING INTO CONTACT WITH A SMALL HOUSE AND THEN MAKING CONTACT WITH GROUND. A COPY OF THIS FILE WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER AT SAN ANTONIO FSDO.

## 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 FTW03LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA095), Feb 9, 2003: Cessna 152 (N25324), Lockhart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.

## Other reports on N25324 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960224005159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224005159I), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 152 (N25324), Milano City, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: the left horizontal stabilizer struck a fence pole during takeoff from a grass field. The damage was limited to the left horizontal stabilizer.

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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