# Accident 20210629004089A: Cessna 152, St Augustine, FL, June 29, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 29, 2021, 14:28 local time - Place: St Augustine, FL - Airport: St Augustine - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141) - Operator: 5FFS - Location: 29.9672° N, 81.3504° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9672&lon=-81.3504&mi=10 - Aircraft: N25513, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25513-2021-11-18) (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: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 56 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA274) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210629004089A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PRELIMINARY NTSB REPORT STATES THE FOLLOWING: "ON JUNE 29, 2021, ABOUT 1427 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N25513, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL AIRPORT (SGJ), ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS TO TAKE THE PASSENGER, A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT PILOT ON A DISCOVERY FLIGHT. PRELIMINARY RADAR DATA INDICATED THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED SGJ AT 1344 FROM RUNWAY 13. THE AIRPLANE FLEW ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTH, THEN RETURNED TO CIRCLE THE CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, AND FINALLY FLEW NORTH ALONG THE COASTLINE ABOUT 21 MILES BEFORE TURNING SOUTH TO RETURN FOR LANDING. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE APPROACH RUNWAY 13 ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITH THE WINGS SWAYING UP AND DOWN ABOUT 1 FT IN EACH DIRECTION. HE ALSO STATED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO BE IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE BEFORE THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN ABOUT 45° AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT WAS FOLLOWED BY A FIRE THAT ENGULFED THE AIRPLANE AS IT SLID ABOUT 200 FT BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 927 FT BEFORE THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 13 AT SGJ ON A HEADING OF 148°. ALL COMPONENTS OF THE AIRPLANE WERE ACCOUNTED FOR ON SCENE. GROUND SCARS WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPELLER SPINNER AND LEFT WING IMPACTING THE ASPHALT FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL. WITNESS MARKS IN THE ASPHALT AND ON THE SPINNER INDICATED AN IMPACT ANGLE OF ABOUT 38°. THE MAJORITY OF THE COCKPIT, CABIN AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE INBOARD PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE, INCLUDING THE FUEL TANK. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD AND AFT WING ATTACH FITTINGS REMAINED CONNECTED VIA THE ATTACH BOLTS. THE WING SUPPORT STRUCTURE THROUGH THE UPPER CABIN WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE LEFT-WING SUSTAINED FIRE DAMAGE AT THE WING ROOT, BUT THE FUEL TANK REMAINED INTACT AND ABOUT 2.5 GALLONS OF 100 LOW LEAD AVIATION FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE TANK. NO DEBRIS OR WATER WAS NOTED IN THE FUEL. A MAJORITY OF THE FUEL LINES IN THE FUSELAGE WERE CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE TAIL SECTION WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE FROM THE APPROXIMATE FUSELAGE STATION 75 TO 133. THE EMPENNAGE REMAINED INTACT AND ATTACHED THE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WAS MOSTLY CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR REMAINED INTACT. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER REMAINED INTACT THIS IS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. ANY ERRORS IN THIS REPORT WILL BE CORRECTED WHEN THE FINAL REPORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AND SUSTAINED FIRE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED BY TRACING THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES FROM THE COCKPIT CONTROLS TO THE RESPECTIVE FLIGHT CONTROLS. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT CRANKSHAFT AND VALVETRAIN CONTINUITY WERE CONFIRMED WHEN THE CRANKSHAFT WAS ROTATED USING A TOOL INSERTED INTO THE VACUUM PUMP DRIVE PAD. COMPRESSION AND SUCTION WERE ATTAINED FROM ALL FOUR CYLINDERS. THE INTERIORS OF THE CYLINDERS WERE EXAMINED USING A LIGHTED BORESCOPE AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. THE CARBURETOR WAS IMPACT SEPARATED, FRAGMENTED, AND THE FUEL INLET SCREEN WAS ABSENT OF DEBRIS. THE PROPELLER WAS IMPACT SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE AND FOUND ON THE RUNWAY ABOUT 45 FT FROM THE ENGINE. ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS TWISTED TOWARD THE CAMBERED SURFACE ALONG THE BLADE LONGITUDINAL AXIS. THE BLADE EXHIBITED CHORD-WISE SCORING AND LEADING AND TRAILING EDGE GOUGES. THE OTHER PROPELLER BLADE WAS TWISTED TOWARD THE FLAT SURFACE ALONG THE BLADE LONGITUDINAL AXIS. THE BLADE TIP WAS CURLED TOWARD THE BLADE FACE. THAT BLADE ALSO EXHIBITED CHORD-WISE SCORING AND LEADING-EDGE GOUGES. MULTIPLE SLASH MARKS, CONSISTENT WITH PROPELLER STRIKES, WERE OBSERVED ON THE ASPHALT SURFACE NEAR THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT". ## 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 ERA21FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA274), Jun 29, 2021: Cessna 152 (N25513), St. Augustine, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the landing approach. ## Other reports on N25513 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20120106001279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120106001279I), Jan 6, 2012: Cessna 152 (N25513), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. The pilot departed st. augustine airport (sgj) in Florida, with intentions to fly a cross-country to fort meyers airport (fmy) also in Florida and returning… - [Incident 19790526027839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526027839I), May 26, 1979: Cessna 152 (N25513), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged nose gear. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.