Cessna 152 N757PZ

Summary

On 17 August 2001 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N757PZ was involved in an accident near Newark, Ohio, 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

17 August 2001 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Newark, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Newark-Heath (VTA)

Coordinates

40.0244, -82.4617

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N757PZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cincinnati → Newark

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC01LA218

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an aborted landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind conditions.

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

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The student pilot was landing on runway 27, a 4,649 foot-long, 75 foot-wide, asphalt runway. When the airplane was approximately 10 to 20 feet above the runway, it encountered a "large gust from the left side" and the left wing dipped. The student pilot applied full power, and leveled the wings in an attempt to perform a go-around; however, the airplane contacted the runway and bounced. He then pulled back on the control wheel to ascend; however, the airplane nosed over onto the runway. The student pilot reported 42 hours of total flight experience, which included 41 hours in make and model. He did not reported any mechanical problems with the airplane. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident, were from 230 degrees at 11 knots with 16 knot gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.