# NTSB ATL99LA120: Cessna 152, N5377L, Baker, FL, September 1, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 31, 1999, 22:00 local (Sep 1, 1999, 03:00 UTC) - Place: Baker, FL - Coordinates: 30.790399, -86.680915 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7904&lon=-86.6809&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 10, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47223 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL99LA120 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47223/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA120 ## Probable cause The flight instructor misjudged his altitude and airspeed. A factor was trees. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) ## Analysis The student pilot and flight instructor were conducting a night cross-country flight. According to the flight instructor, on the return flight from Greenville, Alabama, to Baker, Florida, a patterned approach was flown to runway 27. He reported that while on final approach, he realized they were too high and advised the student pilot to execute a go-around. The second approach was similar to the first and another go-around was executed. On the third attempt, the flight instructor landed on the last third of the runway, ran off the end, and collided with trees and shrubs. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. ## Factual narrative On August 31, 1999, at 2200 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N5377L, landed long and ran off the departure end of runway 27, at a grass airstrip in Baker, Florida. The flight was operated by the flight instructor under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. The student pilot and flight instructor were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Greenville, Alabama, at 2000. The student pilot and flight instructor were conducting a night cross-country flight. According to the flight instructor, on the return flight from Greenville, Alabama, to Baker, Florida, a patterned approach was flown to runway 27. He reported that while on final approach, he realized they were too high and advised the student pilot to execute a go-around. The second approach was similar to the first and another go-around was executed. On the third attempt, the flight instructor landed on the last third of the runway, ran off the end, and collided with trees and shrubs. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5377L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5377L-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 15284306, built 1980 (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: 15284306 - Airframe hours: 8728 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Arnie Odegaard & Assoc., Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, June 26, 1999, 57 hours before - Departed: PRN, GREENVILLE, AL - Airport: 18FD, Baker, runway 27, 3,200 × ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 330 total, 147 in this make and model, 262 as pilot in command, 98 in the last 90 days, 82 in the last 30 days, 9 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 70° at 3 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CEW, 8 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 19990831028479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990831028479A), Aug 31, 1999: Cessna 152, Baker, FL, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 31, 1999, at 2200 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N5377L, landed long and ran off the departure end of runway 27, at a grass airstrip in… 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.