# Accident 19891127047229A: Cessna 152, Cocoa, FL, November 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1989, 15:45 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3706° N, 80.7509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3706&lon=-80.7509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48472-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891127047229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, LEFT THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA032), Nov 27, 1989: Cessna 152 (N48472), Cocoa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITION AND DITCH.

## Other reports on N48472 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880401032149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401032149I), Apr 1, 1988: Cessna 152 (N48472), Cedar Key, FL, Minor damage. Landed long and overran the runway. Propeller, engine and wing damage.
- [Accident 19810123001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123001329A), Jan 23, 1981: Cessna 152 (N48472), Piqua, OH, Substantial damage. Student allowed airplane to strike snowbank on side of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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