- Date
- January 20, 1991, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Eau Claire, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N94647Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910120000889A
- Case key
- 14998
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot had received his initial solo endorsement after performing six crosswind touch and go takeoffs and landings with his instructor. Upon completion of four solo touch and go takeoffs and landings the student began his fifth takeoff roll. During the takeoff roll the airplane began turning to the left; the student pilot applied full left aileron (due to a left crosswind) and right rudder. The airplane continued turning left and collided with a shallow snowbank which paralleled the runway edge and nosed over after travelling approximately 8 feet through the snow area. The collision with the shallow snowbank collapsed the nose gear and damaged the right wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94647
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285749
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Gibson Avaition
- Registered owner
- Gibson Avaition
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- EAU · Eau Claire County, runway 4, 7,300 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 12 total · 12 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 18 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N94647 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.