- Date
- February 23, 1983, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sugarland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N66730Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 20818
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Lack of total experience in type operationFactor
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedFactor
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledFactor
Nose gear collapsed
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Terrain condition - softFactor
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The student plt had become lost & landed on a dirt road to ask for directions back to his home arpt. After receiving directions, he turned the acft around & started to takeoff. However, before reaching flying speed, the acft struck a partially buried pipe & veered off the road. The nose gear collapsed when it dug into soft terrain adjacent to the road & the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66730
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281985
- Airframe hours
- 3,269
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Able Aviation
- Registered owner
- Universal Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1982 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- AAP · Houston, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 81 total · 11 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DWH, 25 nm away