# NTSB DFW07CA106: Cessna 152, N25945, Houston, TX, May 9, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 9, 2007, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Houston, TX - Coordinates: 29.936666, -95.644996 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9367&lon=-95.6450&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Houston, Texas - NTSB case key (mKey): 65755 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW07CA106 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65755/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA106 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - failure - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - grass ## Analysis The 42-hour student pilot was performing solo touch-and-go crosswind landings to Runway 09. On the fifth and final landing, the single-engine airplane swerved unintentionally and exited the right side of the 3,455-feet long, by 40-feet wide asphalt runway. Moments later the nose landing gear fork fractured and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest in the inverted position. The pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. The vertical stabilizer and rudder sustained structural damage. An examination of the airplane's flight controls revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction. The weather observation facility located about sixteen nautical miles west from the site of the accident reported winds from 170 degrees at 5 knots. ## Factual narrative The 42-hour student pilot was performing solo touch-and-go crosswind landings to Runway 09. On the fifth and final landing, the single-engine airplane swerved unintentionally and exited the right side of the 3,455-feet long, by 40-feet wide asphalt runway. Moments later the nose landing gear fork fractured and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest in the inverted position. The pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. The vertical stabilizer and rudder sustained structural damage. An examination of the airplane's flight controls revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction. The weather observation facility located about sixteen nautical miles west from the site of the accident reported winds from 170 degrees at 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N25945](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25945-2009-06-11), registration cancelled 2009-06-11, S/N 15280873, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15280873 - Engines: Lycoming 0-235 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Narciso J Castillo - Registered owner: Jason Paradis - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: EYQ, HOUSTON, TX - Destination: EYQ, Cypress, TX - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: EYQ, Weiser Air Park, runway 09, 3,455 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 62; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 42 total, 26 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: IAH, 15 nm away ## Other investigations on N25945 (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA91LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA049), Dec 20, 1990: Cessna 152 (N25945), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO UTILIZE CARBURETOR HEAT IN ICING CONDITIONS. - [NTSB ATL84LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA272), Aug 25, 1984: Cessna 152 (N25945), Fair Hope, AL, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.