Cessna 152 N152LC
24 February 2016 · Pullman, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 February 2016 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N152LC, operated by Inter-State Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Pullman, Washington, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pullman, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pullman/Moscow Rgnl (PUW)
- Coordinates
- 46.7439, -117.1094
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N152LC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1978
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Inter-State Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pullman → Pullman
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR16LA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent overstress failure of the nose landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was practicing maneuvers solo in the local flying area. The student pilot reported that, just before touchdown, the stall warning horn sounded briefly and that the airplane landed in a flat, three-point attitude. The nose landing gear (NLG) collapsed, and the airplane started to veer to the right. The student pilot applied left rudder and left brake; however, the airplane veered off the runway into mud and nosed over. Postaccident examination of the NLG steering rods revealed an overstress separation, likely due to the hard landing. No evidence of a preimpact mechanical malfunction was revealed that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2016 | Cessna 152 | Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States | Inflight Holdings LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Cessna 152 | Bridgeport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2016 | Cessna 152 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Cessna 152G | Augusta, Maine, United States | University Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 2016 | Cessna 152 | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 2016 | Cessna 152 | Shirley, New York, United States | Mars Aerospace Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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