- Date
- November 16, 1994, 13:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Boulder, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6386LCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 19308
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Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an attempted takeoff after a touch and go landing the student pilot became confused and incorrectly adjusted the throttle and applied the wrong rudder pedal. The pilot lost control and the aircraft ran off the runway and impacted a snow bank.
Factual narrative
On November 16, 1994, at 1345 mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N6386L, was substantially damaged during the takeoff portion of a touch and go landing at Boulder, Colorado. The student pilot was not injured. No flight plan was filed for the visual meteorological conditions instructional flight.
According to the student pilot, in his written statement, he had retracted flaps and was accelerating when he lost control. He stated that he "mistakenly applied left rudder" instead of the right rudder pedal and pulled the throttle partially off to "prevent lift off." He further reported that he applied right pedal in an attempt "to put him back on track." He intended to pull power off; however, he "mistakenly pushed the throttle on." The aircraft ran off the runway into a snow bank and damaged the fuselage and wing.
An examination of the aircraft revealed no mechanical anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6386L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284391
- Airframe hours
- 5,777
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dakota Ridge Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 28, 1994 · 35 hours before
- Airport
- 1V5 · Boulder Municipal Airport, runway 8, 4,100 × 40 ft, dirt
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 26 total · 26 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg