Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION CONCERNING THE SELECTION/APPROACH/EXECUTION OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE, HIS BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED, THE LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK, AND THE PROXIMITY OF TREES TO THE SELECTED EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On October 2, 1994, about 2000 central daylight time, N65454, a Cessna 152, registered to Allen Leasing Inc., crashed on landing to a road in Greenwood, Mississippi. The flight was a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a local VFR flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Tupelo, Mississippi, about 1710 the same day.
The student pilot was on his first solo cross-country flight and became lost and disoriented. He was low on fuel and attempted a landing on an open road. During the landing he lost control of the airplane and it struck a tree.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA95LA001