Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary WPR14CA053

Livermore, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

N821EB

CESSNA 152

Analysis

Same as Factual Information

Factual Information

The student pilot took off and performed 3 uneventful touch-and-go landings. During the roll out after the pilot's final landing, he exited at the first taxi way at a high rate of speed and lost directional control. The airplane veered off the runway and collided with a taxiway sign. The nose gear collapsed and the firewall was substantially damaged. There was no report of a preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause and Findings

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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