Cessna 152 N25212

Summary

On 9 April 2012 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25212, operated by P & K Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Lee's Summit, Missouri, 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

9 April 2012 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Lee's Summit Muni Airport (LXT)

Coordinates

38.9594, -94.3711

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25212

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

P & K Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lee's Summit → Lee's Summit

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA293

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s loss of directional control while 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 the second landing of his first solo flight. After touchdown, the airplane began to veer off the runway. The pilot attempted to correct; however, the airplane exited the runway surface, entered a ditch, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The student pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.