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| Date: | Tuesday 30 January 2007 |
| Time: | 15:47 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | California In Nice, Inc. |
| Registration: | N25932 |
| MSN: | 15280864 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8966 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aptos, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mesa Del Rey Airport, CA (KIC/KKIC) |
| San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane nosed over during an off airport landing. During the student pilot's second solo cross-country flight, he became disoriented and scared after he had flown between two cloud layers, and was unable to see the ground. He said he panicked and was having difficulty thinking clearly. He descended into the clouds at 4,000 feet msl, and broke out of the clouds about 1,100 feet msl, where he was able to see an open field. He elected to land in the field; however, during the landing roll out, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's becoming lost and disoriented that resulted in an improper in-flight decision to make a precautionary landing in an unsuitable open field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX07CA076
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 07:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 20-Sep-2023 09:20 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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