Cessna 152 N5442B

Summary

On 5 February 2023 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5442B, operated by US Aviation Group LLC, was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas, 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

5 February 2023 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Denton, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Denton Enterprise (DTO)

Coordinates

33.2051, -97.2003

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5442B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

US Aviation Group LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA100

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.

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

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The student pilot was performing landings during her second solo flight. On her third touch-and-go landing, while looking down to ensure that the flaps were retracted and carburetor heat was off, she advanced the throttle to full, and the airplane began to veer to the left. The student pilot attempted to correct but was unable to regain control of the airplane before it departed the runway. The airplane entered muddy terrain, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and wings. The student pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.