Cessna 152 N46865

Summary

On 22 February 1997 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46865 was involved in an accident near Point Lookout, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 February 1997 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Point Lookout, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

M. Graham Clark Airport (PLK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N46865

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA071

1 person was seriously injured.

the student pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed and encountered a stall. The factors involved were raising the flaps was not performed, directional control was not maintained and recovery from bounced landing was improper.

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

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During the student pilot's second solo landing, the airplane bounced off of the runway and began turning toward the left. The student pilot applied full power but did not retract the flaps. The airplane climbed steeply toward the left. The student pilot said that the stall warning was buzzing but the airplane continued to climb over the hangar below. The airplane rolled inverted and impacted the terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.