# Accident 20211031023139A: Cessna 152, Cresson, TX, October 31, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2021, 19:56 local time
- Place: Cresson, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5810° N, 97.5906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5810&lon=-97.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46370, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46370-2022-12-24) (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: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211031023139A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 152 WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS DURING AN UNSUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT BY THE STUDENT PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC). DURING THE ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT BOURLAND FIELD AIRPORT (50F), THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE TO THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT IT KEPT VEERING TO THE LEFT AND LEFT THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST CRASHING INTO A TREE FILLED DITCH COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS CHECKED FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND ANY POSSIBLE BINDING. DUE TO THE LOCATION AND CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S RESTING PLACE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHECK CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE RUDDER AND RUDDER PEDALS.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE DITCH AND TRANSPORTED TO AIR SALVAGE OF DALLAS, LANCASTER, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT'S CONTROLS WERE CHECKED AT THIS LOCATION. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND WITH THE CONTROLS' CONNECTIONS AND FUNCTIONS.

## 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 CEN22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA025), Oct 31, 2021: Cessna 152 (N46370), Cresson, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with trees.

## Other reports on N46370 (1)

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

- [Incident 19911124053419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911124053419I), Nov 24, 1991: Cessna 152 (N46370), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Nose gear collapsed on second bounce.

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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