Cessna 152 N49785

Summary

On 9 November 2024 at about 18:55 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N49785, operated by Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC, was involved in an accident near Bridgeport, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 November 2024 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Bridgeport, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Bridgeport Municipal Airport (XBP)

Coordinates

33.0000, -97.0000

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N49785

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mineral Wells → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA036

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s delayed go-around from an unstabilized approach and failure to attain/maintain control during the go-around that resulted in an impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot flew a cross-country flight to an airport where he performed six landings. He then flew to another airport and completed two touch and go landings before attempting a third. During approach for the third touch and go landing, the student pilot noticed the airplane was too high on the downwind to base and base to final leg turns. To reduce altitude, he increased the airplane’s descent rate to 900-1,000 ft per minute with wing flaps at 30o. He planned on reestablishing the airplane on the final approach glide path but was too late doing so. He reduced the airplane’s decent rate to 600-700 ft per minute and continued the approach. He said the airplane had a high descent rate, which he felt could result in a very firm landing. He pitched the airplane up a little too much during the landing flare, and the stall warning sounded. He then initiated a go-around out of concern that the landing would result in an unsafe and hard landing. During the go-around, the stall warning sounded again and there was a lot of drag from the wing flaps. The airplane drifted away from the runway surface due to left turning tendences and impacted the terrain. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces to the wings and fuselage. The student pilot stated that there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.