# NTSB BFO96LA028: Cessna 152, N89188, Stanton, KY, December 2, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 2, 1995, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Stanton, KY - Coordinates: 37.839042, -83.850143 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8390&lon=-83.8501&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 27, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9119 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO96LA028 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9119/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA028 ## Probable cause was the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. The student pilot's lack of experience was a related factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - aborted - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF, WHEN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SHALLOW DITCH. THE STUDENT PILOT INDICATED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF HIS MISTAKE. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD LESS THAN 17 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME, INCLUDING 3.2 HOURS AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. ## Factual narrative On December 2, 1995, at about 1000 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N89188, piloted by a student pilot on a solo instructional flight, sustained substantial damage when it departed the runway and struck a ditch during an aborted short field takeoff attempt at Stanton County Airport, in Stanton, Kentucky. The student pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, no flight plan was filed. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and the accident occurred during an attempted takeoff. The student pilot told the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that he was practicing solo takeoffs and landings at Stanton, Kentucky. He stated that when he attempted his second takeoff (a short field takeoff), he lost directional control, and ran off the left side of the runway into a shallow ditch. The FAA inspector stated that the student pilot indicated that the accident was "...the result of his mistake... ." The registered owner/operator's recommendation as to how the accident could have been prevented was: "More training." The student pilot reported that he had 16.5 hours of total flight time, including 3.2 hours as pilot-in-command. A postaccident inspection of the aircraft by a Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector revealed no preimpact mechanical anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N89188](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89188-2014-02-13), registration cancelled 2014-02-13, S/N 15282666, built 1978 (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: 15282666 - Airframe hours: 5521 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kentucky Airmotive, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 27, 1995, 3 hours before - Departed: I50 - Airport: I50, Stanton County Airport, runway 24, 3,000 × 70 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: LEX, 40 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 19951202040559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951202040559A), Dec 2, 1995: Cessna 152, Stanton, KY, Substantial damage. Short field takeoff. Lost control. Hit ditch. Only three hrs solo time. From the NTSB's public API. 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