At about 10:30 eastern time, a Cessna 152 struck a fence during a precautionary landing in the cow pasture. The student pilot was not injured. The pilot was on the second leg of a solo cross country when the ceiling began dropping. A thunderstorm moved in behind him, so he elected to enter IMC. He momentarily lost control of the airplane, so he descended to just above the treetops. Finally he elected to make a precautionary landing in a field.
August 16, Summerfield, Fla. / Cessna 152
At about 10:30 eastern time, a Cessna 152 struck a fence during a precautionary landing in the cow pasture. The student pilot was not injured. The pilot was on the second leg of a solo cross country when the ceiling began dropping. A thunderstorm moved in behind him, so he elected to enter IMC. He momentarily lost control of the airplane, so he descended to just above the treetops. Finally he elected to make a precautionary landing in a field....
Key Takeaways:
- A student pilot made an uninjured precautionary landing in a cow pasture after their Cessna 152 struck a fence.
- The landing was prompted by rapidly deteriorating weather, including a dropping ceiling and an encroaching thunderstorm, leading the pilot to enter IMC and momentarily lose control.
- The incident occurred during the second leg of a solo cross-country flight, with the pilot electing to land after descending to just above the treetops.
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