# Accident 20090915017829A: Cessna 152, Merritt Island, FL, September 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2009, 11:10 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3467° N, 80.6853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3467&lon=-80.6853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93772, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93772-2013-09-30) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA522) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090915017829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS SECOND SOLO AND THAT AFTER HIS THIRD LANDING HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THAT HE RAN OFF RWY 11 AT MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, OF RWY 11 AND WENT INTO THE DITCH STRIKING BOTH WING TIPS AND CAUSING MAJOR WIND SPAR DAMAGE.  AFTER RECOVERING THE A/C THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE BRAKES, THEY WERE PUMPED UP AND SEEMED TO WORK PROPERLY.

## 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 ERA09CA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA522), Sep 15, 2009: Cessna 152 (N93772), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilots failure to maintain directional control after landing.

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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