# NTSB ATL97LA046: Cessna 152, N757HA, Fernandina Bch, FL, March 5, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 5, 1997, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Fernandina Bch, FL - Coordinates: 30.649454, -81.439033 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6495&lon=-81.4390&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 30, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3827 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL97LA046 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3827/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA046 ## Probable cause inadequate visual lookout by the student pilot, which resulted in a collision with a parked trailer, while his attention was diverted. The proximity of the trailer was a related factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - object - vehicle (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The student pilot was taxiing to the ramp after completing a solo, cross-country flight, when the airplane collided with a parked utility trailer. According to an official from a fixed base operator, the utility trailer was parked on the taxiway, and the student was attempting to recover a flight chart from the right front seat, when the collision occurred. No mechanical problem of the airplane was reported by the student. ## Factual narrative On March 5, 1997, at 1645 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N757HA, collided with a parked utility trailer while taxing from landing at the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport in Fernandina, Beach, Florida. The instructional flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with a flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The student pilot was not injured. The solo, cross-country flight departed Ormond Beach, Florida, at 1600. The student pilot was taxing to the ramp after completing a solo country flight. According to an official from Sunrise Aviation, the utility trailer was parked on the taxiway, and the student pilot was attempting to recover a flight chart from the right front seat when the collision occurred. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the student pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N757HA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757HA), registered now, S/N 15279742 (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: 15279742 - Airframe hours: 6867 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Sunrise Aviation Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 30, 1996, 1,000 hours before - Departed: OMN, ORMOND BEACH, FL - Destination: OMN, FL - Airport: 55J, Fernandina Beach ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 20; student; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: JAX, 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 19970305002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305002489A), Mar 5, 1997: Cessna 152, Fernandina Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Taxiing to ramp struck a utility trailer parked on taxiway. Student had looed inside while taxiing. (-23) student pilot was distracted while taxiing to runway… ## Other investigations on N757HA (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 MIA08LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA125), Jun 22, 2008: Cessna 152 (N757HA), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 3 connecting rod cap due to oil starvation. Contributing to the accident was the contamination of the engine oil. 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.