# NTSB ATL02LA118: Cessna 152, N5224P, Immokalee, FL, May 29, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 29, 2002, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Immokalee, FL - Coordinates: 26.433055, -81.401664 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4331&lon=-81.4017&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 7, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Miami FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54874 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02LA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54874/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54874 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA118 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while attempting a touch and go landing resulted in an on-ground collision with a ditch. A factor in this accident was the student pilot's lack of experience. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - touch-and-go - attempted, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The student pilot stated that he was performing a touch and go landing on runway 9. After the airplane touched down, the pilot applied full power for take-off. He noticed that the airplane was drifting towards the left, but was unable to maintain directional control. The student pilot pulled the power to idle to discontinue the take-off roll. The airplane continued off the runway surface, and collided with a ditch adjacent to the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed the right wing spar was bent 18 inches inboard from tip of the wing, the propeller was bent, the engine exhaust pipe was crushed, and the nose strut was bent 45 degrees to the right. Further inspection revealed that the firewall was buckled. The examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical or a component failure. ## Factual narrative On May 29, 2002, at 1230 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N5224P, registered to Comair Aviation Academy, Inc., and operated by a student pilot, collided with a ditch during a touch and go landing at Immokalee Airport, Immokalee, Florida. The personal flight was operated 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 was substantially damaged, and the student pilot was not injured. The flight was departing Immokalee, Florida at the time of the accident. The student pilot stated that he was performing a touch and go landing on runway 9. After the plane touched down, the pilot applied full power for take-off. He noticed that the airplane was drifting towards the left, but was unable to maintain directional control. The student pilot pulled the power lever to idle to discontinue the take-off roll. The airplane continued to roll off the runway surface, and collided with a ditch adjacent to the runway, where it came to rest. Examination of the airplane revealed the right wing spar was bent 18 inches inboard from the wing tip, the propeller was bent, the engine exhaust pipe was crushed, and the nose strut was bent 45 degrees to the right. Further examination revealed that the engine firewall was buckled. The examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem or a component failure. The student pilot did not report a problem with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5224P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5224P-2013-04-02), registration cancelled 2013-04-02, S/N 15284897, 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: 15284897 - Airframe hours: 10886 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 Series 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Comair Aviation Academy - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 2, 2002, 50 hours before - Departed: IMM, Immokalee, FL - Destination: HWO, HOLLYWOOD, FL - Airport: IMM, Immokalee Airport, runway 9, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 20; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg - Observed at: KRSW, 20 nm away ## 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 20020529010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020529010139A), May 29, 2002: Cessna 152, Immokalee, FL, No damage. (-23) Pilot lost control of aircraft on attempted touch and go. Pilot said he thought he felt a crosswind and corrected for it. Aircraft departed runway… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 7, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54874. 379 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 305 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40439417&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Data (item 2, .PDF, 73 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40196776&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Data-Master.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/). 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