- Date
- December 16, 1988, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lake In The Hls, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N714ZECessna 152II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881216054689A
- Case key
- 14316
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Probable cause
The pilot in command failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft while correcting for a crosswind. Contributing to the cause is the pilot's lack of experience.
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.
Analysis
The student pilot was attempting the first takeoff for the third supervised solo flight when she overcorrected for a crosswind while on takeoff roll. The airplane was traveling at 50-55 knots when she attempted to brake, to no avail. The airplane departed the runway and collided with a berm, causing substantial damage to the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714ZE
- Reported as
- Cessna 152II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279555
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Northern Illinois Flight Cntr
- Registered owner
- Charles Jay Koehler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1988 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- 3CK · Lake In The Hls, IL
- Airport
- 3CK · Lake In The Hills, runway 26, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 23 total · 23 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 7 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 180 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.