At approximately 09:10 central time, a Cessna 152 overran runway 35 and collided with a tractor/trailer on Interstate 20, killing the student pilot. The pilot was on a solo cross country when he reported to air traffic controllers that he was lost and low on fuel. The controller gave him vectors to Weatherford , where he tried to land into a 20-knot wind. The airplane bounced a few times and the pilot executed a go-around. He then made a 270-degree turn and tried to land with a tailwind on the 2,850-foot runway 35. The airplane didnt touch down until more than halfway down the runway and went off the end of the runway while still doing an estimated 45 mph.
August 22, Weatherford, Texas / Cessna 152
At approximately 09:10 central time, a Cessna 152 overran runway 35 and collided with a tractor/trailer on Interstate 20, killing the student pilot. The pilot was on a solo cross country when he reported to air traffic controllers that he was lost and low on fuel. The controller gave him vectors to Weatherford , where he tried to land into a 20-knot wind. The airplane bounced a few times and the pilot executed a go-around. He then made a 270-degree turn and tried to land with a tailwind on the 2,850-foot runway 35. The airplane didnt touch down until more than halfway down the runway and went off the end of the runway while still doing an estimated 45 mph....
Key Takeaways:
- A student pilot died when his Cessna 152 overran runway 35 and collided with a tractor/trailer on Interstate 20.
- The pilot, lost and low on fuel during a solo cross-country flight, first attempted to land into a 20-knot headwind, which resulted in a bounced landing and go-around.
- His second landing attempt was made with a tailwind on the 2,850-foot runway, touching down more than halfway down and overrunning the end at an estimated 45 mph.
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