Casualties unknown

1996-01-22: Cessna 152 (N89813) — Norwood, MA

Norwood, MA, US

On January 22, 1996, a Cessna 152 (registration N89813) was involved in an aviation accident near Norwood, MA. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane after touchdown, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and collision with a snowbank. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive; 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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During his first solo flight, a student pilot experienced a veer to the left after a touch-and-go, leading to a runway departure and collision with a snowbank.

Incident Description

A student pilot on his first solo flight performed a touch-and-go landing. During the second landing of the sequence, the airplane veered left after touchdown. The pilot attempted to correct the veer by applying right aileron and right rudder, followed by braking. Despite these inputs, the airplane continued to veer left, departed the runway, and struck a snowbank.

Pilot Experience

The pilot had accumulated a total of 17 flight hours, all of which were logged in a Cessna 152. This flight represented his first solo experience.

Conditions

The wind was reported as calm at the time of the incident. The runway was 150 feet wide.

Investigation report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive. Original record: https://carol.ntsb.gov/event/20001208X05191. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), United States.