- Date
- July 2, 1991, 20:18 local (Jul 3, 1991, 03:18 UTC)
- Place
- Richland, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N757MACessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910702025649A
- Case key
- 41463
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Probable cause
Partial engagement of the parking brake (locking the right brake) for an undetermined reason.
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
During a solo instructional flight, the student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. When the airplane touched down for the third landing, it veered to the right and went off the runway. The airplane then nosed over in soft soil. A post-crash inspection revealed that the parking brake was partially set, which locked the right wheel. The student pilot indicated that she had not used the parking brake at any time (before or during the flight).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757MA
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279838
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Kennewick Aircraft Serv.
- Registered owner
- Kennewick Aircraft Serv.
- Departed
- S98 · Kennewick, WA
- Airport
- RLD · Richland, runway 1, 3,999 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 87 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.