Cessna 152 N64895

Summary

On 15 March 2019 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N64895, operated by Hillsboro Aero Academy Llc, was involved in an accident near Madras, Oregon, 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

15 March 2019 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Madras, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Madras Municipal (S33)

Coordinates

44.6703, -121.1553

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N64895

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Hillsboro Aero Academy Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Redmond → Redmond

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA169

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with a snow berm and a subsequent nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, following his first solo flight in the traffic pattern, the airplane's nose was pointed left of the runway centerline during touchdown, and the airplane bounced. The student further reported that the flight school has a "bounce and go" policy, so he applied full throttle and aborted the landing. The airplane continued to the left, the nose landing gear collided with a snow berm on the left side of the runway, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.