- Date
- February 27, 1992, 16:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place
- Knightdale, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N5488MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920227004649A
- Case key
- 8561
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Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factor(s) in this accident were: the crosswind conditions prevailing at the airport, and the soft, muddy terrain conditions adjacent to the runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot performed three crosswind landings, then proceeded to the northeast to practice airwork. He then returned to the traffic pattern, and set up for a soft field landing. The flare and touchdown were uneventful. After touchdown, the aiplane drifted to the left, and the pilot' s control inputs were not sufficient to prevent the airplane from departing the runway surface. The aircraft bogged down in soft mud, the nose wheel collapsed, and the aircraft nosed over. There were no mechanical problems found during a postaccident inspection of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5488M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284596
- Airframe hours
- 1,966
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Raleigh East Airport
- Registered owner
- Wood, Emmet R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 24, 1992 · 87 hours before
- Airport
- W17 · Raleigh East, runway 1, 3,000 × 36 ft, asphalt
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 60 total · 60 in this make and model · 27 in the last 90 days · 26 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDU, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.