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CHI92LA202

1992-07-09 · WAUKEGAN, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport UGN

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE STUDENT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, AND IMPROPER AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH A SLIGHT (5 TO 7 KNOT) CROSSWIND. HE STATED AS HE FLARED HE 'LOST' THE WIND CORRECTION AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. HE REPORTED HE INADVERTENTLY APPLIED BRAKE INSTEAD OF RUDDER DURING HIS ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED 26 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME, INCLUDING 2 HOURS AS PIC. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA202.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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