- Date
- March 24, 1982, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Russellville, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N48952Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820324006229A
- Case key
- 72437
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Touch-and-go - performed
Directional control - not maintainedCause
PanicCause
Ground loop/swerve - continued
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
The student pilot was on her second supervised solo engaged in touch and go landings. During her second landing the aircraft started to drift left leaving the runway environment and colliding with a ditch before nosing over. The student stated that she had a mental block and froze.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48952
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281069
- Airframe hours
- 828
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kimberly Kaye Walker
- Registered owner
- Jerry Mckinney
- Departed
- 4M7 · Russellville, KY
- Destination
- 4M7 · Russellville, KY
- Airport
- 4M7 · Russellville-Logan County, runway 24, 3,300 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 17
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.