- Date
- April 3, 1986, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Murfreesboro, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N93589Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860403009599A
- Case key
- 7081
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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
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
Lack of total experience in type operationCause
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
During landing roll the student pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and collided with a tree adjacent to the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93589
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285523
- Airframe hours
- 2,417
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Property Traders, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1986 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- MBT · Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport
- MBT · Murfreesboro Muni
N93589Registration cancelled Jan 30, 2018 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15 total · 15 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N93589 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.