- Date
- December 23, 1991, 14:47 local (20:47 UTC)
- Place
- Fargo, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N757YKCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911223057149A
- Case key
- 15358
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper interpretation of instructions issued by air traffic control specialist, and the pilot's poor inflight planning and decision(s). Factors associated with the accident are the confusing communications by the air traffic control specialist, and the lack of experience by the pilot in this type of operation.
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 initially requested a touch and go landing at a busy airport. The controller told the pilot to do a full stop on the runway and she would tell the pilot when to depart. The controller subsequently cleared an airplane to land behind the accident airplane on the same runway, and cleared another airplane for a low approach on a runway that intersected the departure end of the accident runway. Shortly after the student pilot touched down, the controller cleared her for a touch and go. The student pilot attempted to answer the controller, but fumbled the radio mic. She elected to do a touch and go because she had been so cleared by the controller. She had insufficient runway remaining to become airborne and collided with a fence beyond the end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757YK
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280108
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Flight Training, Ltd
- Registered owner
- Hamilton, Cliff S
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- FAR · Hector Int'L, runway 21, 3,980 × 150 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
- 16
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 29 total · 29 in this make and model · 17 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR, 1 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.
Other investigations on N757YK · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.