# Accident 20090202000659A: Cessna 152, Ellensburg, WA, February 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2009, 09:45 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Airport: Bowers Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GGUS
- Location: 47.0256° N, 120.5247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0256&lon=-120.5247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95606, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95606) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090202000659A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS EXECUTING HIS FOURTH SOLO TAKEOFF WHILE BEING SUPERVISED BY HIS INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  UPON POWER APPLICATION THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A LEFT TURN THAT TOOK THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE STUDENT REDUCED POWER AND PULLED THE MIXTURE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 WPR09CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA107), Feb 2, 2009: Cessna 152 (N95606), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to initiate the takeoff with the airplane positioned…

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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