# NTSB ATL01LA024: Cessna 152, N704ZF, St. Augustine, FL, January 18, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 18, 2001, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC) - Place: St. Augustine, FL - Coordinates: 29.759843, -81.300926 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7598&lon=-81.3009&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: ORLANDO FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 51370 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL01LA024 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51370/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA024 ## Probable cause The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the collision with the airport sign. ## Analysis According to the student pilot, he was conducting a supervised solo cross-country flight. Upon arriving at St. John County Airport, he established a visual approach to runway 13 for a full-stop landing. During the landing roll-out, the student pilot stated that the airplane entered a fog bank, veered off the left side of the runway, and collided with an airport sign. Witnesses stated that, at the time of the accident there was no fog in the area, or surrounding the airport. Weather conditions were clear with 10 miles visibility. Witnesses stated that, the pilot locked up the brakes and tried to exit the runway at the first taxiway. Inspection of the airplane did not reveal any preexisting discrepancies. ## Factual narrative On January 18, 2001, at 1545 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N704ZF, veered off the left side of runway 13 and collided with an airport sign during an attempted landing at the St John County Airport in St. Augustine, Florida. The instructional flight was operated by the student pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane received substantial structural damage; the student pilot was not injured. The supervised solo flight departed Keystone, Florida, at 1407 hours. According to the student pilot, he was conducting a supervised solo cross-country flight. Upon arriving at St. John County Airport, he established a visual approach to runway 13 for a full-stop landing. During the landing roll-out, the student pilot stated that the airplane entered a fog bank, veered off the left side of the runway, and collided with a airport sign. Witnesses stated that, at the time of the accident, there was no fog in the area. Weather data shows that, at the time of the accident, conditions were clear with 10 miles visibility. Witnesses stated that the pilot locked up the brakes and tried to get off at the first taxiway. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preexisting discrepancies, that would of contributed to the accident at the time. The pilots did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll ## Aircraft - Registration: [N704ZF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704ZF-2014-12-15), registration cancelled 2014-12-15, S/N 15078997, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15078997 - Airframe hours: 7794.2 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Bolker Fritz - Registered owner: Ormond Beach Aviation Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 22, 2000, 72.3 hours before - Departed: 42J, KEYSTONE, FL - Destination: SGJ, ST. AUGUSTINE, FL - Airport: SGJ, St. Augustine, runway 13, 7,996 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 13, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 4 knots - Visibility: 3 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 100 ft broken - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: SGJ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010118000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010118000539A), Jan 18, 2001: Cessna 150M, St Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) After touchdown on runway 13 the student pilot applied excessive brake pressure to avoid entering a small fog bank in front of the a/c. the a/c veered… ## Other investigations on N704ZF (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 CHI93LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA379), Sep 26, 1993: Cessna 150M (N704ZF), Burlington, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper fuel calculations by the pilot-in-command. Factors were the pilot-in-command's not refueling and uphill terrain. 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. --- 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.