# NTSB ATL95LA105: Cessna 152, N4625P, Bessemer, AL, June 6, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1995, 15:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Coordinates: 33.220443, -86.820503 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2204&lon=-86.8205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL95LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3567/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA105

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch and go landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff
  - touch-and-go
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - object - aircraft parked/standing

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. HIS INSTRUCTOR HAD FLOWN HIM TO A DIFFERENT AIRPORT FROM THE HOME AIRPORT, BECAUSE OF CROSSWINDS AT THE HOME AIRPORT. ON HIS THIRD TOUCH AND GO, AFTER ADDING FULL POWER, RAISING THE FLAPS, AND CLOSING THE CARBURETOR HEAT, THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT HAD 12 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS WITH 0.3 PILOT IN COMMAND HOURS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

## Factual narrative

On June 6, 1995, about 1510 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N4625P, collided with parked airplanes during the go-around portion of a touch and go landing at Bessemer, Alabama. The airplane was operated by Phoenix Aviation of Alabama under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the solo, instructional flight. There were no injuries to the student pilot, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Origination of the flight was Bessemer, about 1500, on the same day.

The pilot reported that he touched down on the left tire, then bounced alternately between tires a few times. He then initiated the go-around by retracting the landing flaps, adding full power, and closing the carburetor heat. The airplane veered left, crossed a grass area, and collided with the parked airplanes. The student reported that he and his instructor had flown from Shelby County, where he normally flies, to Bessemer, because the wind was aligned with the runway and calmer, at Bessemer. This flight was his first solo, and the accident occurred on the third touch and go landing. The student had a total of twelve flight hours, all in the same make and model airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4625P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4625P-2018-01-23), registration cancelled 2018-01-23, S/N 15284786, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284786
- Airframe hours: 5768
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Phoenix Aviation Of Alabama
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, May 22, 1995, 40 hours before
- Departed: 2A3
- Airport: 2A3, Bessemer, runway 23, 5,700 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: 2A3, 1 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950606017779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950606017779A), Jun 6, 1995: Cessna 152, Bessemer, AL, Substantial damage. Dutch rolled on landing. Began go around. Veered off runway into parked aircraft. On first solo third touch and go.

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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