20030116000589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Salinas, CA · January 16, 2003

Date: January 16, 2003 · 13:59 local
Place: Salinas, CA
Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25562
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA068
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 31 total31 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N25562Registration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Cessna 152S/N 15280731 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) On January 16, 2003 at approximately 1300 PST, student pilot nicholas driscoll attempting to execute a cross wind landing on runway 13 at the Salinas Municipal Airport. During the landing the pilot experienced loss of control of the Cessna 152 aircraft which exited the runway to the left. The aircraft veered off of runway 13 and flipped upside down, causing extensive structural damage. The student pilot was the single occupant of the aircraft and was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 16, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 PST, STUDENT PILOT NICHOLAS DRISCOLL ATTEMPTING TO EXECUTE A CROSS WIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 AT THE SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CESSNA 152 AIRCRAFT WHICH EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF RUNWAY 13 AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN, CAUSING EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS THE SINGLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalinas, CAThe student pilot's inadequate compensation and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were wet and dirt terrain.Jan 16, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N25562 · 1

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

Accident 19790120001209ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Monterey, CAFlaps stuck at 30 degrees on touch and go. Student pilot landed long and fast, lost control. Flap switch replacedJan 20, 1979 · Substantial damage