# Accident 20010118000539A: Cessna 150M, St Augustine, FL, January 18, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 18, 2001, 15:45 local time - Place: St Augustine, FL - Airport: St Augustine - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.7598° N, 81.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7598&lon=-81.3009&mi=10 - Aircraft: N704ZF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704ZF-2014-12-15) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M - Reported engine: CONT O200A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA024) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010118000539A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 13 THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKE PRESSURE TO AVOID ENTERING A SMALL FOG BANK IN FRONT OF THE A/C. THE A/C VEERED HARD TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A RUNWAY SIGN, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FAA INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREEXISING DISCREPANCIES, THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT WAS COUNSELED BY FAA AND WILL RECEIVE REMEDIAL TRAINING ON LANDINGS PRIOR TO HIS FINAL EVALUATIONS FOR PRIVATE PILOT. (.4)ON JANUARY 18, 2001, AT 1545 EST, A CESSNA 152, N704ZF VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 13 AND COLLIDED WITH AN AIRPORT SIGN DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING AT THE ST JOHN COUNTY AIRPORT IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE; THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT DEPARTED KEYSTONE, FLORIDA, AY 1407 HOURS. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE WAS CONDUCTING A SUPERVISED SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. UPON ARRI VING AT ST. JOHN COUNTY AIRPORT, HE ESTABLISHED A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 FOR A FULL-STOP LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A FOG BANK, VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH A AIRPORT SIGN. WITNESSES STATED THAT, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS NO FOG IN THE AREA.WEATHER DATA SHOWS THAT, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT LOCKED UP THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO GET OFF AT THE FIRST TAXIWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREEXISTING DISCREPANCIES, THAT WOULD OF CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT AT THE TIME. THE PILOTS DID NOT REPORT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 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 ATL01LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA024), Jan 18, 2001: Cessna 152 (N704ZF), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the collision with the airport sign. ## Other reports on N704ZF (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19930926036629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926036629A), Sep 26, 1993: Cessna 150M (N704ZF), Burlington, WI, Substantial damage. Caculated enough fuel for flight but ran out within 2HRS. Folded nose gear force landing. No usable fuel onboard. 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.