# Accident 20001025015699A: Cessna 152, Ramona, CA, October 25, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 25, 2000, 13:30 local time - Place: Ramona, CA - Airport: Ramona Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.7896° N, 116.9598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7896&lon=-116.9598&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5447L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5447L) (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: 263 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA028) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001025015699A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) DURING THE STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST TOUCH AND GO ATTEMPT ON ROMANA RWY 27, THE A/C WAS HIGH AND FAST (APPROX. 80 KNOTS) WITH FLAPS AT ZERO. THE STUDENT PILOT REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND LOWERED FLAPS TO 20. AT ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RWY, APPROX. 7 FEET AGL, AIRSPEED AT ABOUT 70 KNOTS, THE STUDENT PILOT PUSHED THE CONTROL YOKE FULL FORWARD WITH HIS LEFT HAND AFTER THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) FAVE A VERBAL GO AROUND. THE A/C IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF FROM NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT FOLDED AFT, DAMAGED THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ENGINE FIRE WALL, AND PUNCTURED A LARGE HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FUEL FILTER ATTACH BRACKET TO ENGINE FIRE WALL WAS BROKEN. THE CARBURETOR FUEL SUPPLY LINE FROM THE FUEL FILTER WAS BROKEN OFF AT THE CARBURETOR. THE PROPELLOR BLADES WERE BENT AFT AND THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING WAS DAMAGED. A LONG HORIZONTAL CRACK AT THE UPPER PORTION OF WINDSHIELD. NO INJURIES TO THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT. NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE. (.4) ON OCTOBER 25, 2000, ABOUT 1330 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N5447L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT RAMONA, CALIFORNIA. PINNACLE AVIATION ACADEMY WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1200. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING A TOUCH-AND-GO AT RAMONA AFTER PRACTICING STEEP TURNS AND UNUSUAL ATTITUDE RECOVERIES EARLIER IN THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE STUDENT'S APPROACH WAS "HIGH AND FAST," AND THAT AT MIDFIELD THEY WERE AT 7 FEET AGL AND 70 KNOTS. THE INSTRUCTOR ORDERED THE STUDENT TO GO-AROUND AND THE STUDENT PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROL WHEEL WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED BACK ON THE THROTTLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR, LOWER COWLING, ENGINE MOUNT, AND FIREWALL. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE STUDENT PILOT IS A RETIRED NAVAL AVIATOR WITH ABOUT 4,000 HOURS OF EXPERIENCE FLYING MILITARY JET AIRPLANES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE STUDENT'S THIRD FLIGHT IN AN AIRPLANE ## 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 LAX01LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA028), Oct 25, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's habit interference, from his previous training in a different type of airplane, that precipitated his improper use of the elevator control during a go-around. ## Other reports on N5447L (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20260904011839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260904011839A), Sep 4, 2026: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. On September 4, 2026 [privacy data omitted] was returning from a student solo cross country flight to san bernardino. During landing her approach became… - [Incident 20050118000279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050118000279I), Jan 18, 2005: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot practicing short field landings. Failed to check rate of descent. On touchdown with an excessive rate of descent, and CG forward of the… - [Incident 19800630056649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630056649I), Jun 30, 1980: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Vancouver, WA. Oil pressure dropped to zero due to loss of oil. Engine severely damaged due to lean mixture and heat. 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.