# Accident 20150618023499A: Cessna 152, St. Augustine, FL, June 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2015, 14:22 local time
- Place: St. Augustine, FL
- Airport: Northeast Florida Regional Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9592° N, 81.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9592&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6553L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6553L-2018-05-31) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150618023499A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA248), Jun 18, 2015: Cessna 152 (N6553L), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N6553L (1)

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

- [Incident 19851224068579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851224068579I), Dec 24, 1985: Cessna 152 (N6553L), Wichita Falls, TX, Minor damage. Solo student reduced power landed short and bounced onto runway where the nose gear collapsed.

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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