ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357377
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| Date: | Sunday 19 May 1996 |
| Time: | 12:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Av8, Inc. |
| Registration: | N49438 |
| MSN: | 15281267 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5421 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Van Nuys, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KVNY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff, at 10 feet above the runway, the aircraft yawed side to side. Because the pilot did not feel he was in control of the aircraft, he chose to abort the takeoff and landed back on the runway. The aircraft veered to the left off the runway, crossing a grass median, a taxiway, and a ramp before coming to rest against a fence. The student's flight instructor was not present at the time; however, in a later debriefing the student could recall no other aircraft nearby that could have caused wake turbulence. The instructor concluded that the pilot may have flown into a dust devil because of the student's report of a yawing motion as opposed to a rolling motion.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during an aborted takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA203
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 17:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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