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| Date: | Tuesday 5 January 1993 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Qualiflight Training |
| Registration: | N4870B |
| MSN: | 15283685 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5937 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-235-L2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wichita Falls, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lawton, OK (KLAW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE 57 HOUR PRIVATE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA062
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 1989 | N4870B | Addison Flight Trng Center | 0 | Addison, TX | |
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| 16 July 1997 | N4870B | Randy Livingston | 0 | Sherman, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 07:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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