- Date
- June 16, 2005, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Burneyville, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N93206Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- FAA report
- 20050616011899A
- Case key
- 61745
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Probable cause
The students pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot reported that while landing on the runway, the airplane, "bounced." He tried to regain control of the airplane, but the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The pilot further reported the brakes were ineffective in the knee-high grass and the airplane impacted a tree.
Factual narrative
On June 16, 2005, about 10:30 central daylight time, a single-engine Cessna 152 airplane, N93206, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing at the Falconhead Airport, (37K) near Burneyville, Oklahoma. The student pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by North Texas Aero, Inc., under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed for the training flight. The solo cross-country flight departed at 0940 from Northwest Regional Airport (52F), near Roanoke, Texas, enroute to the Falconhead Airport (37K).
According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the 71-hour student pilot reported that while landing on Runway 36, the airplane "bounced". The student pilot stated that she tried to regain control of the airplane but the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The pilot further reported the brakes were ineffective in the knee-high grass and the airplane impacted a tree.
An examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who traveled to the accident site, revealed structural damage to the left wing. The propeller, fuselage, and nose-gear were also damaged.
At 1049, the automated weather observing system at Ardmore, Oklahoma (1F0), 16 miles northeast of the accident site, reported the wind from 140 degrees at 3 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, a clear sky, temperature 81 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 29.94 inches of Mercury.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93206
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285442
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- North Texas Aero, Inc., doing business as North Texas Aero, Inc
- Registered owner
- George Dalton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 52F · Roanoke, TX
- Destination
- 37F · Falconhead, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 72 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Observed at
- 1F0
FAA reports on this event · 1
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