Cessna 152 N6439M

Summary

On 6 July 2000 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6439M, operated by Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, was involved in an accident near Oakland, California, United States. 2 people were 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

6 July 2000 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Oakland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oakland International (OAK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6439M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sierra Academy of Aeronautics

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA252

Nobody was injured.

failure of the instructor to adequately supervise the student, resulting in a loss of directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Touch-and-go landings were being practiced, and the winds were variable. After power was added and the airplane was accelerating, the instructor noticed the student was not compensating for torque or crosswind. The instructor prompted the student to add right rudder, but the student reacted quickly with left rudder and brake. The instructor pulled power but did not want to make aggressive control inputs due to the airplane's speed. The airplane veered left, departed the runway, hit a runway light, and the nose gear collapsed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.