# NTSB ATL88LA112: Cessna 152, N25265, Statesville, NC, March 2, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 2, 1988, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Coordinates: 35.780544, -80.879844 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7805&lon=-80.8798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA112
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7717/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA112

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND GUST AT TOUCHDOWN AND THE STUDENT PLT LOST CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT. THE STUDENT HAD ABOUT 8 HRS OF TOTAL SOLO FLT EXPERIENCE, ABOUT 6 OF WHICH WAS OBTAINED IN THE PRECEDING 90 DAYS. THE STUDENT WAS PROPERLY ENDORSED FOR THE FLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25265](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25265), registered now, S/N 15280561 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-200) (registry code 17021, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15280561
- Airframe hours: 2445
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Atlantic Aero
- Registered owner: Lend-A-Wing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, December 18, 1987
- Departed: GSO, GREENSBORO, NC
- Airport: SVH, Statesville Municipal, runway 20, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 36 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880302004429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880302004429A), Mar 2, 1988: Cessna 152, Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in gusty crosswind. Veered off runway into embankment. Wind too much for airplane and student.

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.

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