# Accident 20181128023009A: Cessna 172P, St Petersburg, FL, November 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2018, 12:35 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7650° N, 82.6267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7650&lon=-82.6267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54058, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54058-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 642 total, 380 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181128023009A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA085), Nov 28, 2018: Cessna 172 (N54058), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N54058 (1)

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

- [Incident 20180120001029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180120001029I), Jan 20, 2018: Cessna 172P (N54058), St. Petersburg, FL, No damage. During 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…

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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