- Date
- March 10, 1994, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Angwin, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5368MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940310004549A
- Case key
- 28692
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Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A factor in the accident was the pilots lack of total experience.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that after doing several touch-and-go landings on runway 34, the active runway was changed to runway 16. After making what was described as a normal approach, the aircraft landed on runway 16. During the ground roll, the pilot noticed that the aircraft was 'pulling to the right.' His corrective action was to apply left rudder to stop the right turn. He said that this had no effect on the directional control of the aircraft and, as a final effort, he applied full left rudder. Despite his actions, the aircraft continued off the right side of the runway and down an embankment where it impacted brush and terrain causing substantial structural damage to the airframe and landing gear. The operator stated that he conducted a postaccident inspection of the aircraft and was unable to identify any mechanical discrepancies that might have contributed to a loss of control.
Factual narrative
On March 10, 1994, at 1030 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 152, N5368M, sustained substantial structural damage when the aircraft ran off the runway during the landing roll at Angwin, California. The aircraft was operated by Pacific Union College Flight Center of Angwin, California, and was on a local traffic pattern solo instructional flight under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions were prevalent at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed for the operation. The student pilot was not injured. The flight originated on the day of the mishap at 1000 from Virgil O. Parrett Field.
In a verbal statement, the pilot reported that after doing several touch-and-go landings on runway 34, the active runway was changed to runway 16. After making what was described as a normal approach, the aircraft landed on runway 16. During the ground roll, the pilot said that he noticed that the aircraft was "pulling to the right." His corrective action was to apply left rudder to stop the right turn. He said that this had no effect on the directional control of the aircraft and, as a final effort, he applied full left rudder. Despite his actions, the aircraft continued off the right side of the runway and down an embankment where it impacted brush and terrain causing substantial structural damage to the airframe and landing gear.
The operator stated that he conducted a postaccident inspection of the aircraft and was unable to identify any mechanical discrepancies that might have contributed to a loss of control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5368M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284567
- Airframe hours
- 6,384
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Pacific Union College Flt Ctr
- Registered owner
- Emmett Tetz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Special, Limited (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 25, 1994 · 78 hours before
- Airport
- 203 · Virgil O. Parrett Field, runway 16, 3,200 × 50 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15 total · 15 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAC, 51 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.