Cessna 152 N68727

Summary

On 8 April 2019 at about 13:32 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68727 was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 April 2019 at 13:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Lancaster (LNS)

Coordinates

40.1189, -76.2994

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N68727

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → Lancaster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA19CA148

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway marker.

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

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The student pilot was conducting solo touch-and-go landings and takeoffs. During the landing roll of the eighth touch-and-go landing, he retracted the flaps to 0° and applied full engine power for takeoff. The airplane began drifting "hard" to the left, and he applied right rudder; however, the airplane departed the left side of the runway, impacted a runway marker, and came to rest in a nose-down attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.