# Accident 19990831028479A: Cessna 152, Baker, FL, August 31, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 31, 1999, 22:00 local time - Place: Baker, FL - Airport: Sky Ranch Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.7904° N, 86.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7904&lon=-86.6809&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5377L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5377L-2013-06-27) (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: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 147 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA120) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990831028479A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON AUGUST 31, 1999, AT 2200 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N5377L, LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27, AT A GRASS AIRSTRIP IN BAKER, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GREENVILLE, ALABAMA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE CONDUCTING A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ON THE RETURN FLIGHT FROM GREENVILLE, ALABAMA, TO BAKER, FLORIDA, A PATTERNED APPROACH WAS FLOWN TO RUNWAY 27. HE REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE REALIZED THEY WERE TOO HIGH AND ADVISED THE STUDENT PILOT TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. THE SECOND APPROACH WAS SIMILAR TO THE FIRST AND ANOTHER GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LANDED ON THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY, RAN OFF THE END, AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SHRUBS. (-23) INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS ADMINISTERING CROSS COUNTRY NIGHT FLIGHT TO STUDENT PILOT FOR PRIVATE PILOT REQUIREMENT. THE MISSION ORIGINATED AT SKYRANCH AIRPORT (18FD) BAKER, AL AT 2000CST. MISSION PROGRESSED TO GREENVILLE, AL (PRN) WHERE A FULL STOP LANDING WAS INITIATED. WEATHER THROUGHOUT FLIGHT WAS VFR WITH MINOR HAZE. RETURN TO 18FD LANDING TO THE WEST ON RUNWAY 270. TWO MISSED APPROACHES WERE INITIATED BECAUSE THE LANDING WAS NOT ASSURED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ACCOMPLISHED THE THIRD APPROACH AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/3 THE RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING. A SLIGHT TAILWIND WAS PRESENT AND THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED. THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED PAST THE RUNWAY END AND CONTACTED AN AREA OF UNDERGROWTH AND TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE AFT FUSELAGE, AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE RIGHT WING WAS TWISTED AFT. AND THE FLAP INBOARD TIP DAMAGED THE REAR WINDOW. THE FUSELAGE WAS TWISTED IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 DEGREES. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE CONDUCTING A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ON THE RETURN FLIGHT FROM GREENVILLE, ALABAMA, TO BAKER, FLORIDA, A PATTERNED APPROACH WAS FLOWN TO RUNWAY 27. HE REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE REALIZED THEY WERE TOO HIGH AND ADVISED THE STUDENT PILOT TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. THE SECOND APPROACH WAS SIMILAR TO THE FIRST AND ANOTHER GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LANDED ON THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY, RAN OFF THE END, AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SHRUBS. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE CONDUCTING A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ON THE RETURN FLIGHT FROM GREENVILLE, ALABAMA, TO BAKER, FLORIDA, A PATTERNED APPROACH WAS FLOWN TO RUNWAY 27. HE REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE REALIZED THEY WERE TOO HIGH AND ADVISED THE STUDENT PILOT TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. THE SECOND APPROACH WAS SIMILAR TO THE FIRST AND ANOTHER GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LANDED ON THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY, RAN OFF THE END, AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SHRUBS. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. ## 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 ATL99LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA120), Sep 1, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5377L), Baker, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor misjudged his altitude and airspeed. A factor was trees. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.