NONE · Cessna 152 · 1997-10-23 · TORRANCE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX98LA018
Event ID
20001208X09062
Type
Accident
Date
1997-10-23
Location
TORRANCE, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.800842, -118.349868
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
152
Registration
N89257
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve, an encounter with soft terrain, and a nose over. The sudden gust of wind was a related factor.