# Accident 20060511011029A: Cessna 152, Leesburg, FL, May 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2006, 20:30 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8136° N, 81.7914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8136&lon=-81.7914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93152, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93152-2013-06-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060511011029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM LEE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AROUND 1930 PM EDT WITH A FRIEND. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED INTO THE AREA AFTER THEY DEPARTED, AND THEY REMAINED CLEAR OF THE WEATHER WAITING FOR IT TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BEFORE RETURNING TO LAND. HE MADE TWO LANDING ATTEMPTS ON RUNWAY 31, BUT OVERSHOT BECAUSE OF RAIN AND WIND THAT WAS STILL IN THE AREA. DURING THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT IN NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS, HE NOTICED THAT THE VASI LIGHTS WERE "ALL RED" WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL OVER LAKE HARRIS AND REALIZED THAT HE WAS "LOW" ON THE APPROACH. AS HE COMPLETED THE TURN, "ALL OF THE AIRPORT LIGHTS DISAPPEARED" AND HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOW BELOW THE AIRPORT PERIMETER TREE LINE. HE ADDED THROTTLE AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO ARREST HIS DESCENT, BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T RESPOND. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE IMPACTED THE LAKE AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. THE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT EXITED A FEW MOMENTS LATER AFTER GETTING HIS SHOULDER HARNESS OFF, AS WATER IN THE CABIN ROSE UP TO HIS NECK. THE PILOT AND PAX WERE RESCUED FROM THE WATER BY A BOAT ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS LATER AFTER RESIDENTS ON THE LAKE SHORE HEARD THEM SHOUTING FOR HELP.

## 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 MIA06LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA107), May 12, 2006: Cessna 152 (N93152), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N93152 (1)

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

- [Accident 19841108075769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108075769A), Nov 8, 1984: Cessna 152 (N93152), Reidsville, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft porpoised during landing. Pilot attempted to recover landing but aircraft flipped inverted.

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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