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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · St. Augustine, FL · June 18, 2015

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Date
June 18, 2015 · 14:22 local
Place
St. Augustine, FL
Airport
Northeast Florida Regional Air
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6553L
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15LA248
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
N6553LRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Cessna 152S/N 15284431 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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On June 18, 2015, about 1422 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6553L, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power on takeoff from Northeast Florida regional airport (sgj), St. Augustine, Florida. The student pilot and flight instructor were not injured.

Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight.

The flight instructor stated that she and the student pilot had departed sgj about 40 minutes earlier, and had practiced maneuvers in the local practice area before returning to the airport for practice takeoffs and landings. During the fourth takeoff, at an altitude about 200 feet above ground level, the engine experienced a loss of power. The flight instructor assumed control of the airplane and initiated a left turn, flew over runway 13 in a perpendicular direction, landed in the grass between runway 13 and taxiway b, hit a birm, collapsed the nose gear and came to a stop on taxiway b between rwy 20 and taxiway B4, where it came to rest upright. Examination revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall, as well as broken engine mounts and damage to nose gear attach.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 18, 2015, ABOUT 1422 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N6553L, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF FROM NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL AIRPORT (SGJ), ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT SHE AND THE STUDENT PILOT HAD DEPARTED SGJ ABOUT 40 MINUTES EARLIER, AND HAD PRACTICED MANEUVERS IN THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA BEFORE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT FOR PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING THE FOURTH TAKEOFF, AT AN ALTITUDE ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND INITIATED A LEFT TURN, FLEW OVER RUNWAY 13 IN A PERPENDICULAR DIRECTION, LANDED IN THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 13 AND TAXIWAY B, HIT A BIRM, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR AND CAME TO A STOP ON TAXIWAY B BETWEEN RWY 20 AND TAXIWAY B4, WHERE IT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. EXAMINATION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, AS WELL AS BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS AND DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR ATTACH.

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 ERA15LA248Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSt. Augustine, FLA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Jun 18, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6553L · 1

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

Incident 19851224068579ILevel Off Touchdown · Wichita Falls, TXSolo student reduced power landed short and bounced onto runway where the nose gear collapsed.Dec 24, 1985 · Minor damage