Cessna 152 N68472
8 April 2005 · Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 2005 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68472, operated by Oklahoma State University Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Stillwater, Oklahoma, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO)
- Coordinates
- 36.1611, -97.0856
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N68472
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Oklahoma State University Flight Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stillwater → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW05CA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A 26-hour student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings on his second solo flight. On his fifth solo landing, he touched down slightly to the right of the center line. He felt the main wheels touch down, followed by the nose wheel. At that time, "the airplane made a sharp turn to the left." The student pilot thought that he still had some throttle in, and he applied right rudder. He "felt the airplane tip to the left" and was afraid that the airplane "might tip over," so he proceeded off the runway. After exiting the runway, the left main landing gear collided with an airport directional sign. The airplane then came to a stop. The pilot performed the proper shut-down procedures, contacted the tower to report the accident, and exited the airplane, uninjured. When asked how this accident could have been prevented, the pilot stated, "proper use of the rudder pedals to maintain center line."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 2005 | Cessna 152 | Pelican Lake, Wisconsin, United States | Spring City Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2005 | Cessna 152 | Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Cessna 152 | Concord, New Hampshire, United States | Emerson Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2005 | Cessna 152 | Lakewood, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Dec 2005 | Cessna 152 | Clinge, Netherlands | Aeroclub Sanicole | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Jul 2005 | Cessna 152 | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | Florida Aviation Career Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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