HARRISON, AR, USA
N68777
CESSNA 152
AFTER AN EN ROUTE STOP, ON A X-COUNTRY FLT, THE STUDENT PLT WAS TAXIING TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. WHILE PROCEEDING NORTHBOUND WITH A LEFT X-WIND, THE PLT APPLIED BRAKING ACTION TO SLOW THE ACFT FOR A TURN. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT & INTO A DITCH, THEN NOSED OVER. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES & RUDDER WERE INEFFECTIVE IN THE X-WND. A WITNESS SAID THAT HE FELT THE PLT WAS TAXIING TOO FAST. NO PRE-ACDNT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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