# Incident 20181213023529I: Cessna 152, Sac, CA, December 13, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2018, 18:35 local time
- Place: Sac, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5236H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5236H) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181213023529I

## Narrative

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

FOREIGN PILOT (ITALY) WITH A FAA TEMPORARY AIRMAN CERTIFICATE (PENDING) WAS USING A C-152 AIRCRAFT FOR PATTERN PRACTICE AT SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.

ACCORDING TO HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S AND UPON THE 8TH LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK AN AIRPORT SIGN, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND A TAXI SIGN.

THE PILOT HAS SINCE RETURNED TO ITALY AND THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING EVALUATED AND REPAIRED.

NO INJURIES AND THE RENTAL PLANE WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO HAVE NO STEERING PROBLEMS PER THE COMPANY MECHANIC AND REPRESENTATIVE.

## Other reports on N5236H (2)

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

- [Accident 20010228006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010228006039A), Feb 28, 2001: Cessna 152 (N5236H), Mankato, MN, No damage. (-23) While attempting a landing, the a/c ballooned slightly on initial touchdown and a crosswind blew the plane to the left, the student pilot was unable to…
- [Incident 19880524033939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880524033939I), May 24, 1988: Cessna 152 (N5236H), Rochester, MN. Student lost control and ran off the runway on his first attempt at solo.

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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