# NTSB ATL02LA068: Cessna 152, N5530Q, Melbourne, FL, March 28, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 28, 2002, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Melbourne, FL - Coordinates: 28.104722, -80.635559 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1047&lon=-80.6356&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 54426 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02LA068 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54426/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54426 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA068 ## Probable cause The students pilot's failure to perform a go-around after a bounced landing condition that resulted in the on-ground collision with a ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - ditch - recovery from bounced landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis According to the student pilot, he was on a cross country flight from Daytona Beach, Florida, to Vero Beach, Florida, to Melbourne, Florida, and back to Daytona Beach. Upon approaching Melbourne, Florida, the student pilot was cleared by the Air Traffic Control Tower to land on runway 4. During landing the airplane bounced several times, ran off the end of the 3000 foot runway and collided with a ditch coming to rest inverted. The pilot reported that executing a go-around would have prevented this accident. ## Factual narrative On March 28, 2002, at 1630 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N5530Q, registered to Alpha Leasing LLC, and operated by Phoenix East Aviation, ran off the runway during landing at Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne, Florida. The instructional flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the solo cross country flight. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Daytona Beach, Florida, at 1000. According to the student pilot, he was on a cross country flight from Daytona Beach, Florida, to Vero Beach, Florida, to Melbourne, Florida, and back to Daytona Beach. Upon approaching Melbourne, Florida, the student pilot was cleared by the Air Traffic Control Tower to land on runway 4. During landing the airplane bounced several times, ran off the end of the 3000 foot runway and collided with a ditch coming to rest inverted. As the airplane bounced down the runway the pilot thought about executing a go-around but believed there was enough runway available for a landing. Examination of the airplane revealed structural damage to the vertical stabilizer, and nose gear. The student pilot reported no mechanical problems prior to landing. The student pilot reported that executing a go-around would have prevented this accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5530Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5530Q-2007-12-13), registration cancelled 2007-12-13, S/N 15285117, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15285117 - Airframe hours: 9011 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Phoenix East Aviation, doing business as Flight School - Registered owner: Alpha Leasing LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: VRB, Vero Beach, FL - Destination: DAB, Melbourne, FL - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: MLB, Melbourne International, runway 040, 3,002 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 20; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 6 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: KMLB ## Other investigations on N5530Q (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 MIA96LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA102), Mar 17, 1996: Cessna 152 (N5530Q), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the clearance between the fuel trucks. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 13, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54426. 493 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 493 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40394831&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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.