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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Lititz, PA · April 8, 2019

Date: April 8, 2019 · 09:32 local
Place: Lititz, PA
Airport: Lancaster
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N68727
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19CA148
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 57 total57 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N68727Registration cancelled Aug 7, 2020 · Cessna 152S/N 15282340 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot was conducting touch and go's in a Cessna 152 on runway 13 at klns from about 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on April 8, 2019. On his eighth touch and go he was cleared for the option by ATC. The pilot landed without incident. He retracted flaps to 0 degrees and pushed in full power on the throttle to take off. As soon as the plane powered up it drifted hard to the left. Pilot attempted to use right rudder to compensate but failed. The plane went off the runway to the left, crashed into a runway marker, and stopped nose down in the grass.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO'S IN A CESSNA 152 ON RUNWAY 13 AT KLNS FROM ABOUT 8 A.M. TO 9:30 A.M. ON APRIL 8, 2019. ON HIS EIGHTH TOUCH AND GO HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION BY ATC. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE RETRACTED FLAPS TO 0 DEGREES AND PUSHED IN FULL POWER ON THE THROTTLE TO TAKE OFF. AS SOON AS THE PLANE POWERED UP IT DRIFTED HARD TO THE LEFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE BUT FAILED. THE PLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, CRASHED INTO A RUNWAY MARKER, AND STOPPED NOSE DOWN IN THE GRASS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA19CA148Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLancaster, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway marker.Apr 8, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N68727 · 3

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

Accident 20061027031279ALevel Off Touchdown · Lancaster, PA(-23) The student pilot, on his first solo flight, failed to flare during landing on rwy 13 at Lancaster county airport (klns). The aircraft touched down heavy on the nose landing gear, resulting in the nose gear collapsing. The aircraft came to a stop on the…Oct 27, 2006 · Substantial damage Incident 19980519019589ILevel Off Touchdown · Freehold, NYDistracted landing by a deer and geese. Landed hard. Bounced came down on nose. Bent prop.May 19, 1998 · Minor damage Incident 19830617041519IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Delanson, NYStudent landed long and ran off the end of the runway.Jun 17, 1983 · Minor damage