NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA06CA186
Registry · N45945
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5968D
Registrant of record
SOUTHWINDS EXPORT INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the runway sign.
Factual narrative
On the third landing of his first supervised solo, the airplane drifted to the left as the student pilot was in the flare. The student corrected to the right with right rudder, but after the airplane touched down it veered to the right and off the runway. The student attempted to correct back to the left, but after the airplane did not respond he applied full brakes. After striking a runway sign the airplane came to rest on its nose and left wing tip off the right side of the runway. On the third landing of his first supervised solo, the airplane drifted to the left as the pilot was in the flare. The student corrected to the right with right rudder, but after the airplane touched down it veered to the right and off the runway. The student attempted to correct back to the left, and after it did not respond he applied full brakes. The airplane then struck a runway sign, resulting in the airplane coming to rest on its nose and left wing tip off the right side of the runway. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2006_SEA06CA186.txt.
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