- Date
- September 21, 1994, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plainwell, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N67324Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940921029799A
- Case key
- 9694
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total 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 reported the airplane touched down on the runway on its main landing gear with normal airspeed. After the nose wheel touched down, it began to shake when the brakes were applied. In an effort to take pressure off the nose wheel, the pilot pulled back on the yoke. As he pulled back, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot was unable to maintain control of the airplane. The airplane went off the side of the runway, the nose wheel dug into the soft ground, and the airplane came to rest inverted.
Factual narrative
On September 21, 1994, at 1930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N67324, sustained substantial damage while landing at Otsego-Plainwell Municipal Airport, Plainwell, Michigan. The solo student pilot reported no injuries. The local 14 CFR Part 91 flight operated in visual meteorological conditions without flight plan. The local flight originated from Plainwell, Michigan, at 1830.
In a written statement, the student pilot reported the airplane touched down on runway 27 (2,650' x 50') on its main landing gear with normal airspeed. The pilot stated the nose wheel began to shake after it touched down and the brakes were applied. In an effort to relieve pressure off the nose wheel, he pulled back on the yoke. As he pulled back, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot stated he was unable to maintain control of the airplane. The airplane departed the left side of the runway. The nose wheel dug into the soft ground and the airplane came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67324
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281755
- Airframe hours
- 4,862
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Plainwell Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 26, 1994 · 58 hours before
- Airport
- 61D · Plainwell Municipal, runway 27, 2,650 × 50 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13 total · 13 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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 N67324 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.