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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · St Petersburg, FL · November 28, 2018

Date: November 28, 2018 · 12:35 local
Place: St Petersburg, FL
Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N54058
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA085
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 642 total380 in this make and model207 in the last 90 days

N54058Registration cancelled Apr 3, 2020 · Cessna 172PS/N 17274863 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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11/28/2018, At 1235 local time aircraft N54058 departed runway 36 at kspg with one crew and three passengers (4 souls on board). Aircraft reached take off speed but did not rotate and departed end of runway into the ocean. Aircraft impacted water nose first and flipped over onto its back. All four persons exited aircraft and aircraft sank below the water. All four persons were rescued from the water by nearby vessel. One passenger transported to hospital for a minor head injury. No other injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

11/28/2018, AT 1235 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N54058 DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT KSPG WITH ONE CREW AND THREE PASSENGERS (4 SOULS ON BOARD). AIRCRAFT REACHED TAKE OFF SPEED BUT DID NOT ROTATE AND DEPARTED END OF RUNWAY INTO THE OCEAN. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WATER NOSE FIRST AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. ALL FOUR PERSONS EXITED AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT SANK BELOW THE WATER. ALL FOUR PERSONS WERE RESCUED FROM THE WATER BY NEARBY VESSEL. ONE PASSENGER TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR A MINOR HEAD INJURY. NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED.

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 GAA19CA085Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSt. Petersburg, FLThe pilot's failure to remove the gust lock before flight, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to rotate and a subsequent runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the preflight checklist.Nov 28, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N54058 · 1

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

Incident 20180120001029ITakeoff: Departure Roll · St. Petersburg, FLDuring flight training the student was to perform his first takeoff. As the aircraft taxied into position on runway 7, the instructor noticed that the student had dropped his heels to the floor and that his size 13 shoe came about midway up the pedal. Upon…Jan 20, 2018 · No damage