Aviation Accident Summary DEN89LA204

DELTA, UT, USA

Aircraft #1

N6372K

CESSNA 150M

Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS MAKING A LOCAL SUPERVISED SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT. THE CFI STATED THAT THE STUDENT HAD MADE ONE TOUCH-&-GO LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER A SECOND TOUCH-&-GO, THE STUDENT ADDED POWER TO TAKE OFF. THE PLANE THEN SWERVED LEFT, DEPARTED THE RWY & NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT SAID THE NOSE WHEEL ENTERED SOFT SAND & COLLAPSED, THEN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER & CAME TO REST INVERTED.

Probable Cause and Findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE. SOFT TERRAIN BESIDE THE RUNWAY WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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