ARLINGTON, TX, USA
N25838
CESSNA 152
THE STUDENT WAS DEPARTING ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. HE REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST & THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. FULL RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED, BUT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT REGAINED. AS THE PLT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, THE ACFT CONTINUED LEFT & WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE TERRAIN BETWEEN THE RWY & TAXIWAY, CAUSING THE ACFT TO NOSE OVER. WITNESSES STATED THAT AFTER THE ACFT BEGAN VEERING LEFT, IT HIT & BOUNCED ABOUT 20 FT BACK IN THE AIR BEFORE FLIPPING OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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