# NTSB FTW00LA089: Cessna 152, N48821, Fort Worth, TX, March 1, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 29, 2000, 18:25 local (Mar 1, 2000, 00:25 UTC) - Place: Fort Worth, TX - Coordinates: 32.979949, -97.309043 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9799&lon=-97.3090&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48697 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00LA089 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48697/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA089 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. A factor was the crosswind condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - object - tree(s) ## Analysis During the landing on runway 32, the airplane touched down on the right main landing gear, bounced to the left main landing gear, and turned 45 degrees to the left. The solo student pilot added full power to abort the landing, and the aircraft started to climb; however, the left wing struck a tree. Subsequently, the airplane spun around, the left wing hit a railroad track, and the nose landing gear dug into the terrain. The airplane slid down the railroad track before exiting the track and coming to rest 60 feet west of the runway centerline. The student pilot was endorsed for solo flight, and he had accumulated a total flight time of 29 hours in the make and model aircraft. Wind was from 300 degrees at 6 knots. ## Factual narrative On February 29, 2000, at 1825 central standard time, a Cessna 152, single-engine airplane, N48821, struck a railroad track and terrain during an aborted landing near Fort Worth, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by Split S Aviation of Fort Worth, Texas, as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 solo instructional flight. The student pilot, sole occupant, was not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from Hicks Airfield Airport, Fort Worth, Texas, for a series of touch and go landings. The pilot reported that, during the turn from a right base to final approach for runway 32, he overshot the runway and corrected the ground track back to the left. During the landing/flare touchdown, the airplane touched down on the right main landing gear, bounced to the left main landing gear, and turned 45 degrees to the runway. The pilot added full power, and the aircraft started to climb; however, the left wing struck a tree. Subsequently, the airplane spun around, the left wing hit a railroad track, and the nose landing gear dug into the terrain. The airplane slid down the railroad track before jumping off the track and coming to rest 60 feet west of the runway centerline. Winds were from 300 degrees at 6 knots. The FAA inspector, who responded to the site, found the engine mounts and firewall damaged. The left wing was buckled with the upper cabin area wrinkled and buckled. The aft fuselage was split and buckled. The nose landing gear and engine cowling were damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N48821](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48821-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 15280983, 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: 15280983 - Airframe hours: 10260 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Anthony W. Hodge - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 27, 2000, 67 hours before - Departed: T67 - Airport: T67, Hicks Airfield, runway 32, 3,740 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 31 total, 29 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 300° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: FTW, 7 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000229010739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000229010739A), Feb 29, 2000: Cessna 152, Fort Worth, TX, No damage. (-23) On 02/29/2000, at 1825 local, Cessna 152, N48821, owned by and registered to Mr. Antony w. hodge of hurst, Texas, and operated by a student pilot on a… From the NTSB's public API. 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