# Accident 20120409007609A: Cessna 152, Lee'S Summit, MO, April 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2012, 11:45 local time
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
- Airport: Lee'S Summit Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9594° N, 94.3711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9594&lon=-94.3711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25212, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25212-2013-05-17) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 21 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120409007609A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING HIS SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RWY 18 AT KLXT ON HIS FIRST SOLO. AFTER LANDING AND DURING ACCELERATION FOR TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, HITTING AN AIRPORT SIGN, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, AND DAMAGING THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN12CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA293), Apr 9, 2012: Cessna 152 (N25212), Lee's Summit, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N25212 (2)

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

- [Incident 20001127036469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001127036469I), Nov 27, 2000: Cessna 152 (N25212), Lee'S Summit, MO. (-23) The student pilot departed Lee'S Summit (lxt) on a solo routine training flight. Shortly after takeoff, the engine began running rough and eventually…
- [Incident 19930416020179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930416020179I), Apr 16, 1993: Cessna 152 (N25212), Lee'S Summit, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft landed nose and left wing down. Nose gear collapsed.

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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