- Date
- March 26, 1984, 09:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Pontiac, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N68155Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840326008529A
- Case key
- 12569
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Touch-and-go - performedFactor
Lack of total experienceFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertent
Nose over
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Analysis
The plt stated that this was his first solo flt. During the first takeoff following a touch and go landing the acft wentoff the left side of the rwy and collided with a snowbank. After the collision the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68155
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285317
- Airframe hours
- 961
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tradewinds Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 9, 1984 · 23 hours before
- Airport
- PTK · Pontiac-Oaklano, runway 9L, 2,350 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PTK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.