- Date
- February 9, 2003, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lockhart, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25324Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20030209001149A
- Case key
- 56485
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.
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 pilot lost control while landing on Runway 18. The 20-hours student pilot was on his first solo flight performing touch and go landings. As the airplane touched down, it immediately veered left into the grass, became slightly airborne, and struck a small house, resulting in structural damage. The house was located just off airport property. At the time of the accident, the winds were 230 degrees at 10 knots.
Factual narrative
On February 9, 2003, at approximately 1115 central standard time, a Cessna 152 single-engine airplane, N25324, registered to and operated by Stenger Air Services of Lockhart, Texas, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing on Runway 18 at the Lockhart Municipal Airport (50R), near Lockhart, Texas. The solo student pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The local flight originated at 1100 from 50R.
Despite attempts made by the Investigator-In-Charge to obtain a completed Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) from the pilot, a completed form was not obtained.
According to information provided by a FAA inspector, the 20-hour student pilot was on his first solo flight performing touch and go landings. As the airplane touched down on Runway 18, it immediately veered left into the grass, became slightly airborne, and struck a small house, resulting in structural damage. The house was located just off airport property. The Runway 18 was 4,000 feet long by 75 feet wide.
At the time of the accident, the winds were 230 degrees at 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25324
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280595
- Airframe hours
- 5,951
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas C. Hanson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 2002 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- 50R · Lockhart, TX
- Destination
- 50R · Lockhart, TX
- Airport
- 50R · Lockhart Municipal, runway 18, 4,000 × 75 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
- Student pilot
- Age
- 56
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- February 9, 2003
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 5 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 30, 2004, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 9 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.