# Incident 20000401014809I: Cessna 152, Melbourne, FL, April 1, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2000, 14:17 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218JA) (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: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000401014809I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 9R WITH BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ON THE RUNWAY WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT HITTING PRECISION APPROACH LIGHTS AND TRAVELING 1500 FEET ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE STOPPING IN THE GRASS.

## Other reports on N218JA (2)

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

- [Accident 20040803023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040803023259A), Aug 3, 2004: Cessna 152 (N218JA), Sarasota-Braden, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 3, 2004, at 10:58 local time, a Cessna 152 N218JA, registered to jones flying service, inc. collided with the ground while landing at Sarasota…
- [Accident 19870316007989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870316007989A), Mar 16, 1987: Cessna 152 (N218JA), Sarasota - Brad, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway during landing. Student attempted a downwind landing.

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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