- Date
- June 5, 1986, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94214Cessna 152-II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860605022179A
- Case key
- 11249
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
With the wind out of the east at about 10 knots, the student pilot touched down on the centerline of runway 32. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft swerved right and then left and the CFI attempted to take over the controls. She stated that she could not overcome the force that the student had put on the rudder controls and even tried yelling at him repeatedly. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway into some underbrush and small trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94214
- Reported as
- Cessna 152-II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285622
- Airframe hours
- 1,372
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Flight Ltd
- Registered owner
- Noell, Charles A. Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1986
- Airport
- GAI · Gaithersburg, runway 32, 4,235 × 75 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
- 22
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,030 total · 970 in this make and model · 930 as pilot in command · 176 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.