Cessna 152 N68727
27 October 2006 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 October 2006 at about 13:49 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68727, operated by Aero Tech Services, was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 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 13:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lancaster Airport (LNS)
- Coordinates
- 40.1217, -76.2961
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N68727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aero Tech Services
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lancaster → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07CA013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a nosegear collapse during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was conducting his first solo flight in a Cessna 152. He had completed two landings on runway 13, a 4,102-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway. During the third landing, the student pilot did not flare enough, and the airplane touched down nose low. The nosegear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2006 | Cessna 152 | Prunedale, California, United States | United Flight Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2006 | Cessna 152 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2006 | Cessna 152 | Peoria, Arizona, United States | Pan Am International Flight Academy | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Cessna 152 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Tailwind flight Centre, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 2006 | Cessna 152 | Rancho Murieta, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2006 | Cessna 152 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2006 | Cessna 172L | Montgomery Twp, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 2006 | Carlson SPARROW | New Galilee, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2006 | Mooney M20F | Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Dec 2006 | Cessna 414 | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | Flight Source LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 2006 | Cessna 152 | Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2006 | Cessna 180H | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |