Pilot Debrief

Cessna 152 near Lancaster, PA — 2019-04-08

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Date
2019-04-08
Location
Lancaster, PA, USA
Airport
LNS
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N68727
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

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

NTSB narrative

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.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 4 docket documents
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Docket documents4

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