# Accident 20070718020429A: Cessna 152, Vero Beach, FL, July 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2007, 12:50 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93574, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93574-2011-10-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070718020429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 EDT, N93574, A CESSNA 152, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 11R AT VERO BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VRB), VERO BEACH, FL WHILE LANDING. THE PILOT STATED HIS AIRSPEED WAS HIGHER THAN REQUIRED FOR LANDING. JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAINS, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BOUNCE. AIRCRAFT THEN CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR, WHICH SHEARED OFF ON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE ARCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND UPON CONTACT WITH THE GRASS THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE SOLO PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC07CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA169), Jul 18, 2007: Cessna 152 (N93574), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.

## Other reports on N93574 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910124001079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910124001079A), Jan 24, 1991: Cessna 152 (N93574), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Added power too late,came down nose first and collapsed nose gear.

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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