# NTSB MIA02LA141: Cessna 152, N4893H, Hialeah, FL, July 26, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 26, 2002, 08:10 local (12:10 UTC) - Place: Hialeah, FL - Coordinates: 25.948888, -80.423332 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9489&lon=-80.4233&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 55335 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA141 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55335/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55335 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA141 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll resulting in the on-ground collision with a ditch and subsequent nose over of 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, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - terrain condition - ditch - Nose over, takeoff - aborted ## Analysis The flight initially departed the North Perry Airport, Hollywood, Florida, with a student pilot and certified flight instructor (CFI) on board, then proceeded to the Opa-Locka West Airport where the student performed touch-and-go landings. The CFI then deplaned and the student pilot departed on a solo flight remaining in the traffic pattern. The student pilot later reported that after touchdown he let the airplane roll before adding power. He then "slowly" added power and as the power increased, the airplane began drifting to the left. He applied right rudder input but the airplane continued drifting to the left. He reduced the power after recognizing that the airplane was departing the side of the runway where the airplane traveled into a ditch and nosed over. The pilot's certified flight instructor (CFI) who witnessed the accident reported seeing the pilot land the airplane on the runway centerline and he "greased it on." She then noted that the airplane drifted to the left onto grass and into a ditch where the airplane nosed over. Examination of the airplane by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction. ## Factual narrative On July 26, 2002, about 0810 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N4893H, registered to Broward Aviation, Inc., operated by Black Pilots of America Summer Flight Academy, experienced a loss of directional control on landing, collided with a ditch, and then nosed over, at the Opa-Locka West Airport, Hialeah, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight last departed the Opa-Locka West Airport about 5 minutes earlier. The flight initially departed the North Perry Airport, Hollywood, Florida, with a student pilot and certified flight instructor (CFI) on board, then proceeded to the Opa-Locka West Airport where the student performed touch-and-go landings. The CFI then deplaned and the student pilot departed on a solo flight remaining in the traffic pattern. The student pilot later reported that after touchdown he let the airplane roll before adding power. He then "slowly" added power and as the power increased, the airplane began drifting to the left. He applied right rudder input but the airplane continued drifting to the left. He reduced the power after recognizing that the airplane was departing the side of the runway where the airplane traveled into a ditch and nosed over. The pilot's certified flight instructor (CFI) who witnessed the accident reported seeing the pilot land the airplane on the runway centerline and he "greased it on." She then noted that the airplane drifted to the left onto grass and into a ditch where the airplane nosed over. Examination of the airplane by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4893H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4893H-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 15284004, built 1979 (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: 15284004 - Airframe hours: 4500 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Black Pilots of America Summer Flight Academy - Registered owner: Broward Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 1, 2002, 16 hours before - Departed: X46, Hialeah, FL - Destination: X46 - Airport: X46, Opa-Locka West, runway 09, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 16; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: KOPF, 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 20020726015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726015959A), Jul 26, 2002: Cessna 152, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lost control of aircraft during first solo landing attempt. Veered off runway to the left and landed upside down in shallow ravine. Pilot sustained… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 12, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55335. 907 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 390 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40463868&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Witness Statement (item 2, .PDF, 72 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40463869&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement-Master.PDF - Report from Miami-Dade Police Department (item 3, .PDF, 445 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40463870&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Report%20from%20Miami-Dade%20Police%20Department-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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