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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152II · Ebensburg, PA · July 5, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 5, 1985, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
Place
Ebensburg, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N45946Cessna 152II
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850705029779A
Case key
35902

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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 - rough/unevenFactor
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

The student plt was practicing takeoffs and landings when the acft traveled off the left side of the rwy during the fourth landing. Once off the rwy, the acft traveled into a construction area where it nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N45946
Reported as
Cessna 152II
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15282955
Airframe hours
2,281
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Ebensburg Aviation Service
Registered owner
Bianca Mcnulty
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · June 22, 1985 · 13 hours before
Airport
9G8 · Ebensburg, runway 24, 3,210 × 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
26
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
32 total · 32 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
210° at 8 knots
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
9,000 ft overcast
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 64 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
AOO

FAA reports on this event · 1

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

Other investigations on N45946 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.