ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298336
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 October 2001 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Flight School Of Gwinnett, Inc. |
| Registration: | N93550 |
| MSN: | 15285513 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7859 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elberton, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lawrenceville-Gwinnett County Briscoe Field, GA (LZU/KLZU) |
| Elbert County, GA (27A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot on a solo cross-country flight was unable to locate the airport for intended landing and decided to land in a field to study the VFR sectional. The student executed a soft-field landing in a field, and during landing roll, the airplane struck a berm. The student pilot's logbook showed 46 hours total flight time, with four-tenths of an hour total pilot-in-command time. The student had no local solo practice and did not know how to use the airplane's navigational and communication equipment to obtain position information when lost. Examination of the airplane revealed the nosegear had separated from the airplane, and the left wingtip displayed compression damage. There was wrinkling near the rear root assembly above the left wing flap, and the rear left wing spar was damaged. Fuel was observed in both wing tanks, and there was no evidence of, nor did the student report, any mechanical defect.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's in-flight decision to land in a field, which resulted in an on-ground collision with a berm. Factors were the student's inadequate training and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor on the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL02LA014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 16:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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