- Date
- December 3, 1984, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6114QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841203064329A
- Case key
- 21635
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after touchdown on a full stop landing directional control was lost and the acft went off the left side of the 5,000 x 100 ft rwy. The aircraft collided with and came to rest in a ditch on the north side of the runway. Winds were northeasterly at 10 KTS. According to the pilot, two full stop landings had been accomplished. During the roll out of both landings a slight nosewheel shimmy was reportedly experienced by the solo student pilot. After the third ldg the pilot stated that a violent uncontrollable left turn occurred causing the loss of directional control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6114Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285139
- Airframe hours
- 965
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Westwind Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1984 · 65 hours before
- Airport
- AXH · Southwest Airp., runway 10, 5,000 × 100 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
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 34 total · 33 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.