Cessna 152 N95617

Summary

On 4 November 1989 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95617 was involved in an accident near Dyersburg, Tennessee, 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

4 November 1989 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

36.0293, -89.3807

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N95617

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madisonville → Dyersburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL90LA025

Nobody was injured.

PILOT'S TEMPORARY PHYSICAL CONDITION (POSSIBLE HYPERVENTILATION OR ANXIETY ATTACK). SOFT TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A RELATED FACTOR.

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

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A PRIVATE PLT (18 YEAR OLD STUDENT, FLYING A UNIVERSITY ACFT) WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. DRG THE FLT, HE NOTED A TINGLING FEELING THAT BEGAN IN HIS FINGERTIPS. AT FIRST, HE WAS NOT CONCERNED, SINCE HE THOUGHT IT WAS CAUSED BY HOLDING THE CONTROLS TOO TIGHTLY. AS TIME PASSED, THE TINGLING SPREAD UP HIS ARMS & A SIMILAR SENSATION WAS NOTED IN HIS LEGS. THE TINGLING TURNED TO NUMBNESS & EVENTUALLY AFFECTED HIS FACE & SPEECH. HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING; HOWEVER, THE FIELD THAT HE SELECTED WAS SOFTER THAN HE EXPECTED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE WHEELS ENTERED THE SOFT DIRT & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. SUBSEQUENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MEDICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE PLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.