# Accident 20030116000589A: Cessna 152, Salinas, CA, January 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2003, 13:59 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6704° N, 121.6090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6704&lon=-121.6090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25562-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030116000589A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX03LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA068), Jan 16, 2003: Cessna 152 (N25562), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were wet and dirt terrain.

## Other reports on N25562 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790120001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001209A), Jan 20, 1979: Cessna 152 (N25562), Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Flaps stuck at 30 degrees on touch and go. Student pilot landed long and fast, lost control. Flap switch replaced

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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