Cessna 152 N49958

Summary

On 12 October 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N49958 was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 October 1985 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Andrau (AAP)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N49958

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86LA022

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE CONTROLS DURING THE TAKEOFF. AFTER LIFTOFF THE CFI FELT THAT THE ACFT WAS CLIMBTING TOO STEEPLY. HE TOLD THE STUDENT TO GET OFF THE CONTROLS, THINKING THAT HE WAS APPLYING TOO MUCH BACK PRESSURE. THE CFI STILL FELT THAT THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING TOO STEEPLY AND A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT OVERRAN THE REMAINING RWY AND GRASS AREA BEYOND THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT'S CONTROL SYSTEM WAS DISCOVERED ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE PLT AT A LATER DATE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.