# NTSB Accident LAX98LA018
> **Cessna 152** · 1997-10-23 · TORRANCE, CA, USA · NONE
## 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.

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