Cessna 152 N95821

Summary

On 12 June 2017 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95821, operated by Kent State University, was involved in an accident near Stow, Ohio, 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

12 June 2017 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Stow, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Kent State Univ (1G3)

Coordinates

41.1500, -81.4153

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N95821

Category

Airplane

Year built

1985

Engines

1

Operator

Kent State University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stow → Stow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA335

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s rudder overcorrection during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during the landing roll of a solo flight, the airplane landed to the left of the runway centerline. He added that he applied right rudder but overcorrected and that the airplane veered to the right. The student pilot reported that he "panicked" and his leg "got stuck on the right rudder." The airplane veered off the runway to the right and impacted a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.