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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Panama City, FL · April 26, 2002

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Date
April 26, 2002 · 10:30 local
Place
Panama City, FL
Airport
Panama City-Bay County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N48640
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total55 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N48640Registration cancelled May 14, 2018 · Cessna 152S/N 15280925 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The flight originated from marietta, ga (ryy) with an enroute stop at ozark, al (71J), with a final destination at Panama City, FL (pfn). Mishap pilot Mr. Matthew smith stated weather for landing at pfn was clear (VFR). He stated upon touchdown on runway 14, the aircraft veered to the left, as he attempted to correct, the aircraft ballooned. At this point the pilot attempted a go-around but was unable to control the left veer. The go-around attempt was aborted. The aircraft continued to veer left and departed the runway. Upon departing the runway the aircraft struck a directional sign and caused damage to the left elevator tip, and dented the aircraft skin aft of the left side firewall and behind the left door post. The left wheel assembly broke and separated from the aircraft, at the gear leg axle area, during landing. There were no visible gouges in the runway surface or scrubbing of the broken strut. The aircraft stopped approximately 500 yards from touchdown point and 40 feet to the left of runway 14.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MARIETTA, GA (RYY) WITH AN ENROUTE STOP AT OZARK, AL (71J), WITH A FINAL DESTINATION AT PANAMA CITY, FL (PFN). MISHAP PILOT MR. MATTHEW SMITH STATED WEATHER FOR LANDING AT PFN WAS CLEAR (VFR). HE STATED UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 14, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE LEFT VEER. THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT WAS ABORTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. UPON DEPARTING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DIRECTIONAL SIGN AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR TIP, AND DENTED THE AIRCRAFT SKIN AFT OF THE LEFT SIDE FIREWALL AND BEHIND THE LEFT DOOR POST. THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AT THE GEAR LEG AXLE AREA, DURING LANDING. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE GOUGES IN THE RUNWAY SURFACE OR SCRUBBING OF THE BROKEN STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS FROM TOUCHDOWN POINT AND 40 FEET TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 14.