# Accident 20160616008939A: Cessna 152, Immokalee, FL, June 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Immokalee, FL
- Airport: Immokalee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: D4RS
- Location: 26.4311° N, 81.4050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4311&lon=-81.4050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4918H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4918H) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA504) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160616008939A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT OPERATING CESSNA C-152, N4918H AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT (IMM) FROM RUNWAY 36. HIGH WINDS PUSHED AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS TRYING TO TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED DITCH AND DUNE 350 FEET OFF OF RUNWAY 36.

## 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 GAA16CA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA504), Jun 16, 2016: Cessna 152 (N4918H), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N4918H (1)

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

- [Accident 19820127002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127002739A), Jan 27, 1982: Cessna 152 (N4918H), Ansonia, CT, Substantial damage. Landing on snow-covered runway. Nose gear collapsed and 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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