# Accident 20021216037879A: Cessna A150M, Crystal River, FL, December 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2002, 09:45 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Homosassa Air Terminal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FOGS
- Location: 28.8955° N, 82.6019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal River, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8955&lon=-82.6019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9852J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9852J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021216037879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. BARRY J. SIMON, A STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 16, 2002. THE SOLE FLIGHT WAS AUTHORIZED AND SUPERVISED BY MR. IAN BRAND, A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH CRYSTAL AERO GROUP, A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT SCHOOL, CERTIFICATE NUMBER FOGS972D. ON THAT MORNING CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT (X31) WEATHER CONDITION WAS CLEAR SKY WITH CALM WINDS PER NEXWOS OBSERVATION FROM 06:01AM THROUGH 12:56PM. THE STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY 3 FULL-STOP LANDINGS AND TAXI BACK FOR TAKE OFF, EACH TIME. ON APPROACH THE STUDENT CALLED A LEFT DOWNWIND RUNWAY AND A FULL STOP. HOWEVER, AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE STUDENT PILOT WRONGLY FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISING A TOUCH AND GO. NOT THE FULL-STOP AS INSTRUCTED. THE CFI RADIOED THE STUDENT IN THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TOUCHING DOWN TO TAKE-OFF, BRIEFING HIM TO MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING. THE STUDENT RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY BY REDUCING THE THROTTLE AND APPLYING BRAKES. CONSEQUENTLY, TOO MUCH LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE GRASS THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR STRUCK A CONCRETE APRON HOUSING THE GROUND TAXI LIGHTING. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE; THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IMPALING THE GROUND, THEN FLIPPING WHERE IT CAME TO REST IN A DOWNRIGHT POSITION. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND WAS ABLE TO LOG A TOTAL SOLO TIME TO DATE OF .1 HOUR.

## 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 MIA03CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA030), Dec 16, 2002: Cessna A150M (N9852J), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper application of brakes during the landing rollout, which resulted in a loss of directional control and the airplane running off of the runway, impacting a runway light…

## Other reports on N9852J (1)

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

- [Accident 19770625015159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770625015159A), Jun 25, 1977: Cessna A150M (N9852J), California, MD, Substantial damage. Inadvertently advanced throttle after ldg. Ditch adjacent runway.

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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