Cessna 152 N6306P

Summary

On 2 July 2019 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6306P, operated by CC Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Tracy, California, 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

2 July 2019 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tracy, California, United States

Nearest airport

Tracy Muni (TCY)

Coordinates

37.6889, -121.4417

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6306P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

CC Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tracy → Tracy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA390

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a vehicle.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The operator reported that, during the solo student pilot's landing, the airplane immediately veered left and exited the runway, and the left wing struck a vehicle on the adjacent taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.