Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 152 N4948P

28 November 1992 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 November 1992 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4948P, operated by Air Reldan Inc., was involved in an accident near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Nearest airport
Lakefront Airport (NEW)
Coordinates
30.0196, -90.0200
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N4948P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Air Reldan Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW93LA046

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

HARD LANDING DUE TO THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE FLARE. A FACTOR WAS THE BLOCKED RUDDER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A 17 HOUR STUDENT PILOT WAS SCHEDULED FOR ONE HOUR OF SOLO LANDING AND TAKEOFF PRACTICE ON THE AFTERNOON OF HIS INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT. ON HIS FIRST TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED TWICE BEFORE CONTROL WAS REESTABLISHED BY THE PILOT. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO DROP THE LEFT WING AND INITIATE A TURN TOWARDS A PARALLEL RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REDUCED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL, LANDING ACROSS THE PARALLEL RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER COMING TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION. THE RUDDER WAS FOUND STUCK TO THE LEFT AS RESULT OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED BY THE NOSE GEAR DURING THE HARD LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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