- Date
- July 27, 1990, 10:38 local (17:38 UTC)
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94494Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900727029099A
- Case key
- 26876
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper use of the airplane brakes.
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 student pilot completed his first solo flight and landed on the runway. During the roll-out the airplane veered left, directional control was lost, and the airplane skidded off the runway. The airplane entered a soft dirt field and nosed over. An examination of the runways surface revealed the presence of about 100 feet of tire skid marks leading from near the runway center to the airplane. The airplane brakes and rudder control were found functional.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94494
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285691
- Airframe hours
- 5,100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Deer Valley Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 24, 1990 · 15 hours before
- Airport
- SDL · Scottsdale, runway 21, 8,251 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 21 total · 21 in this make and model · 21 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N94494 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.