SOUTH BOSTON, VA, USA
N48918
CESSNA 152
WHILE IN THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA AT 2,500 FT, THE STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. DUE TO REDUCED CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE NOTICED A DITCH IN FRONT OF HIM. STILL HOLDING FULL BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE, HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO FLY OVER THE DITCH. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT IMPACTED TREES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GRASS STRIP. DURING A WEATHER BRIEFING, THE PILOT WAS TOLD THAT VFR CONDITIONS WERE FORECAST TO CONTINUE DURING HIS ANTICIPATED FLIGHT TIME. HE WAS WARNED OF A STORM APPROACHING THE AREA, BUT ADVISED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A FACTOR UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY.
THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAY IN TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION WHILE ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE WORSE THAN FORECAST, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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