FTW85LA069

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Tulsa, OK · December 6, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 6, 1984, 07:55 local (13:55 UTC)
Place
Tulsa, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N25890Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841206058589A
Case key
21639

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - snowbank
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

After touchdown flaps were raised and power added to takeoff during the touch-&-go landing. The solo student pilot was unable to maintain birectional control of the acft and it went off the left side of the asphalt rwy. The acft nosed overafter colliding with a snow bank.

Aircraft

Registration
N25890
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1528837
Airframe hours
5,177
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Spartan School Of Aeronautics
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · October 1, 1984 · 0 hours before
Departed
RVS · Tulsa, OK
Airport
RVS · Richard L. Jones Jr., runway 36R, 3,006 × 100 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
18
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
13 total · 13 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
350° at 10 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
RVS

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.