- Date
- June 8, 1988, 11:05 local (15:05 UTC)
- Place
- East Liverpool, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N89059Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880608019289A
- Case key
- 7771
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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 pilot reported that he flared late during ldg. The airplane ballooned and started drifting to the right. The student added pwr and left rudder in an attempt to maintain control; he 'overcompensated' with left rudder input, and lost directional control when the airplane touched down again. The airplane veered off of the left side of the rwy and collided with a ditch. The student had 1 hour of solo flt experience.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89059
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282614
- Airframe hours
- 2,374
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Central Air Flt. Training,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Serafy, Darrell C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1988 · 41 hours before
- Airport
- 2 · Columbiana County
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °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 N89059 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.