Cessna 152 N46887

Summary

On 3 November 1998 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46887 was involved in an accident near Tomball, Texas, 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.

Date

3 November 1998 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tomball, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

David Wayne Hooks (DWH)

Coordinates

30.0897, -95.6102

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N46887

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

FTW99LA019

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On his first solo flight, the 22 hour student pilot lost control of the airplane after applying takeoff power during the takeoff roll phase of his second takeoff from runway 17R. The airplane was observed by personnel in the tower departing the left side of the runway into muddy ground adjacent to the edge of the runway and nosing over. The student pilot had successfully performed 5 touch and go landing with his flight instructor prior to being endorsed for his first solo flight. The winds at the time of the accident were reported as variable at 3 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.