Cessna 152 N95606
2 February 2009 · Ellensburg, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 February 2009 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95606, operated by Midstate Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Ellensburg, Washington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ellensburg, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowers Field (KELN)
- Coordinates
- 47.0256, -120.5247
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N95606
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Midstate Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ellensburg → Ellensburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA107
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to initiate the takeoff with the airplane positioned near the left edge of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot, who was practicing touch-and-go landings in calm wind conditions, inadvertently landed near the left edge of the runway. During the landing roll, he did not correct back to the runway centerline. Soon after adding power for takeoff, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. By the time the pilot was able to bring the airplane to a stop, it had traveled about 900 feet over uneven terrain and the nose landing gear strut had collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. There was no evidence of any anomaly or malfunction in the airplane's nosewheel steering or rudder system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 3,030 records for this type
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