Cessna 152 accident near Weatherford, TX
On August 22, 2001, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Weatherford, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 22, 2001
- Place
- Weatherford, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.750°N, 97.676°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010829X01807
Official records · FTW01FA188
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 22, 2001, approximately 0910 central daylight time, a Cessna 152 airplane, N4755B, overran runway 35 during the landing roll at the Parker County Airport (WEA), near Weatherford, Texas, and impacted a tractor/trailer vehicle on Interstate 20. The airplane was owned by a private individual and operated by Aer Mistral, Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The student pilot, sole occupant, received fatal injuries, the airplane was destroyed, and the vehicle sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The solo instructional flight departed the Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW), Fort Worth, approximately 0652, for the planned round robin flight to the Kickapoo Downtown Airpark (T47), Wichita Falls, Texas. During interviews, conducted by the FAA inspector, the flight instructor stated that the CFR Part 61 student pilot was endorsed for the solo cross-country flight from FTW to T47 with a return to FTW. This was the student's second solo cross-country flight. He had made a solo cross-country flight from FTW to Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE), Gainesville, Texas, to FTW on August 20, 2001. Further, the student pilot and his instructor had flown the cross-country flight from FTW-T47-FTW the previous day. The air traffic control data and transcripts were reviewed by the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) and all times were converted to central daylight time unless otherwise noted. At 06:40:05, the st
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper decision making in that he landed with a tailwind and failed to execute a go-around, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing factors were the inaccurate reading of the left fuel gage as a result of improper maintenance by the operator/maintenance personnel, and the tailwind condition.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
