FILLMORE, CA, USA
N48809
CESSNA 152
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, UNFORECAST WX WAS ENCOUNTERED IN CRUISE AT 6,500 FT. THE STUDENT BECAME LOST AND ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN UNIMPROVED FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED. NO EFFORT WAS MADE BY THE PILOT TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM ATC WHEN HE BECAME LOST. WX AT THE NEAREST OBSERVATION FACILITY, 18 MILES NORTHEAST, WAS VMC WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 25,000 FT AND VISIBILITY OF 20 MILES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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