# Accident 20010707023299A: Cessna 172P, Cedar Key, FL, July 7, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 7, 2001, 10:00 local time - Place: Cedar Key, FL - Airport: George T. Lewis Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.1393° N, 83.0303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1393&lon=-83.0303&mi=10 - Aircraft: N52452, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52452-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P - Reported engine: LYC O320D2J - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,149 total, 881 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA076) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010707023299A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON JULY 7, 2001, AT 10:00 LOCAL TIME A CESSNA 172PN, N52452, REGISTERED TO COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY, INC. OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY UPON LANDING AND CRASHED INTO THE WATER AT CEDAR KEY AIRPORT, FLORIDA WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND 3 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ORLANDO SANFORD AIRPORT, FLORIDA ON JULY 7, 2001 AT 8:45 LOCAL TIME. (.4) ON JULY 7, 2001, AT 1000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N52452, RAN OFF OF THE END OF RUNWAY 23 AND COLLIDED WITH WATER WHILE LANDING AT GEORGE T. LEWIS AIRPORT IN CEDAR KEY, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ORLANDO SANFORD AIRPORT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, AT 0845. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT GEORGE T. LEWIS AIRPORT IN CEDAR KEY, FLORID A, THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD, AND FIRMLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. HE SAID, "I ESTIMATED THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO BE 1000 FEET AWAY AT THIS POINT AND DECIDED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. CARB HEAT WAS PUSHED OFF, FLAPS WERE RAISED TO 20 DEGREES AND FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ABLE TO GAIN LIFT-OFF SPEED, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 51-53 KTS WITH NO RUNWAY REMAINING, I PULLED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND OVER SOME RUNWAY END WEEDS AND DROPPED DOWN TO SOME 3 FEET ABOUT THE WATER TO ATTEMPT FLYING IN GROUND EFFECT TO GAIN AIRSPEED. MY AIRSPEED AT THIS POINT DID NOT INCREASE AND I BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A SAFE, AND IF POSSIBLE, DRY SPOT TO PUT IT DOWN." THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH WATER APPROXIMATELY 125 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 23 AT GEORGE T. LEWIS AIRPORT IN CEDAR KEY, FLORIDA. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. EXAMINATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WEATHER DATA REVEALED WIND CONDITIONS SHIFTING RESULTED IN A TAILWIND SITUATION. THE PILOT REPORTED VARIABLE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION CONDITIONS DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING. ACCORDING TO CESSNA 172P AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE DATA, THE APPROXIMATE LANDING ROLL AT A GROSS WEIGHT OF 2400 POUNDS IS 540 FEET. RUNWAY 23 IS 2,355 FEET LONG. ## 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 ATL01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA076), Jul 7, 2001: Cessna 172P (N52452), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to abort the landing resulted in the collision with water. A factor was the variable wind condition. 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.