Cessna 152 N25945

Summary

On 9 May 2007 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25945, operated by Narciso J Castillo, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 May 2007 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Weiser Air Park (EYQ)

Coordinates

29.9367, -95.6450

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25945

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Narciso J Castillo

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → Cypress

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW07CA106

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.

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

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The 42-hour student pilot was performing solo touch-and-go crosswind landings to Runway 09. On the fifth and final landing, the single-engine airplane swerved unintentionally and exited the right side of the 3,455-feet long, by 40-feet wide asphalt runway. Moments later the nose landing gear fork fractured and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest in the inverted position. The pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. The vertical stabilizer and rudder sustained structural damage. An examination of the airplane's flight controls revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction. The weather observation facility located about sixteen nautical miles west from the site of the accident reported winds from 170 degrees at 5 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.