# NTSB NYC95LA158: Cessna 152, N46911, Beaver Falls, PA, July 13, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 13, 1995, 16:41 local (20:41 UTC) - Place: Beaver Falls, PA - Coordinates: 40.759803, -80.320793 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7598&lon=-80.3208&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 8, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 39002 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA158 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39002/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA158 ## Probable cause the failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control after touchdown. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - directional control - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING THE FINAL LANDING OF HIS 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE FIRST VEERED RIGHT, THEN WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED CORRECTION, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ACROSS THE GRASS, WENT OVER THE TOP OF AN EMBANKMENT, AND STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK TREES AND BRUSH. THE FAA REPORTED THAT NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE. ## Factual narrative On July 12, 1995, at 1641 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N46911, operated by Stensin Aviation, was substantially damaged during a landing at Beaver County Airport, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local training flight which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, and departed at 1620. In the NTSB Accident Report, the pilot reported: ...Upon landing for the third and final landing...I executed the landing as normal, touching down on the center line and at that time felt the aircraft skidding off to the side of the runway. Using rudder control, I attempted to guide the aircraft back onto the center of the runway unsuccessfully. The aircraft felt as though it was hydroplaning and that I had no control over its movement, although I continued to use rudder control. The aircraft skidded to the left, continued to roll over the grass and ran into brush and trees to the left of the runway. In a telephone interview, the FAA reported that no evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction was found with the airplane. Runway 10/28 was 4501 feet long, 100 feet wide, and had an asphalt surface. The surface winds were reported to be from 290 degrees at 5 knots. The runway surface was dry. The student pilot had 31 hours total time, and was completing his 2nd supervised solo when the accident occurred. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N46911](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46911-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 15283141, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15283141 - Airframe hours: 7430 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Stensin Aviation Inc. - Registered owner: Richard S. Brown - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, June 29, 1995, 20 hours before - Departed: BVI - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: BVI, Beaver County, runway 28, 4,501 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 20; student; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BVI ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950713028669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950713028669A), Jul 13, 1995: Cessna 152, Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on second solo flight while landing. Exited runway. Over embankment. Struck tree and bush. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.