PATTON, PA, USA
N5945T
CESSNA 150D
THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED JOHNSTON, PA AT ABOUT 2000 EDT ON A RETURN FLIGHT TO EBENSBURG, PA. HE SAW THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AT ABOUT 2015 EDT AND ELECTED TO FLY LOCALLY AND PRACTICE MANEUVERS. AT ABOUT 2045 EDT, HE BECAME LOST AND FLEW A LARGE RECTANGULAR PATH TO FIND A LANDMARK. BY ABOUT 2100 EDT, IT WAS GETTING DARK AND HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD WITH DEEP FURROWS THAT WERE OBSCURED BY VEGETATION. THE LANDING WAS MADE ACROSS THE FURROWS ON SOFT TERRAIN. WHILE LANDING, THE GEAR WAS DAMAGED. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 90 FT, THE PLANE NOSED OVER.
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