- Date
- February 1, 1987, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fuquay Varina, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N64823Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870201002839A
- Case key
- 7376
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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.
Analysis
The student plt reported that the lt main wheel rolled off the rwy into mud during ldg rollout. This pulled the acft off the rwy and down an embankment into a ditch. The nose gear subsequently sank into the mud and the acft nosed down. The acft came to rest on the nose and rt wing. The student plt reported that this was his second solo flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64823
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281438
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Parrish
- Registered owner
- Smith And Pate, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Airport
- 5W5 · Triple W Air Park, runway 16, 3,004 × 70 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 24 total · 22 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.