ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355311
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| Date: | Sunday 31 August 1997 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Tyler Intl School Of Aviation |
| Registration: | N89268 |
| MSN: | 152-82693 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8134 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zavalla, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Crockett, TX (T56) |
| Lufkin, TX (KLFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot departed Lufkin, Texas on an instructional solo cross-country flight to Tyler, Texas. The student reported that 'heavy' haze and surrounding storms limited the visibility, and she became disorientated. She estimated that one hour and thirty minutes elapsed before she located an airport. After landing, she learned that she was at the Houston County Airport, Crockett, Texas, but no fuel service was available. Without checking the weather, the student planned a return course and heading to Lufkin. After the flight departed, she deviated from her planned course due to weather. The student reported that she did not calculate new headings or plot the deviation, and consequently, she became disorientated. The student reported that due to a low fuel situation, a precautionary landing was made. Also, she reported that while making a precautionary landing in a grass field, near Zavalla, Texas, the nose gear contacted 'abrupt terrain,' and the airplane came to rest inverted.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, becoming lost/disoriented during the flight, and selection of unsuitable terrain for an emergency/precautionary landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the hazy weather condition, and rough terrain in the precautionary landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA333
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 10:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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