# NTSB MIA02LA163: Cessna 152, N68414, Sanford, FL, September 1, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 1, 2002, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Sanford, FL - Coordinates: 28.779167, -81.238891 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7792&lon=-81.2389&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 23, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55659 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA163 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55659/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA163 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff roll/run which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and into a ditch where it nosed over incurring substantial damage. ## 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 - lack of total experience, pilot in command - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, takeoff - roll/run ## Analysis The student said it was his first solo flight, and he had made an uneventful approach and landing. As he was reconfiguring the airplane for takeoff following the touch-and-go landing, and as he applied takeoff power, the airplane veered to the left of the runway centerline, into the grass and subsequently into a shallow ditch where it flipped over incurring damage. Prior to the accident, there had been no mechanical failures or malfunction to the aircraft or any of its systems. ## Factual narrative On September 1, 2002, about 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N68414, registered to and operated by Comair Aviation Academy as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, veered off the runway during takeoff at Orlando Sanford Airport, Sanford, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The student-rated pilot was not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to the student, it was his first solo flight, and he had made an uneventful approach and landing. He said he was reconfiguring the airplane for takeoff following the touch-and-go landing, and as he applied takeoff power the airplane veered to the left of the runway centerline, into the grass and subsequently into a shallow ditch where the ground had been wet after much rain. The nosewheel dug into the soft ground and the airplane flipped over onto its back, incurring damage to the wings and fuselage. Prior to the accident, there had been no mechanical failures or malfunction to the aircraft or any of its systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N68414](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68414), registered now, S/N 15282288, built 1978 (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: 15282288 - Airframe hours: 11757 - Engines: Textron Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Comair Aviation Academy - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 20, 2002, 55 hours before - Departed: SFB, Sanford, FL - Airport: SFB, Orlando Sanford, runway 09, 9,600 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: SFB ## 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 20020901026559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901026559A), Sep 1, 2002: Cessna 152, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot stated that on final for runway 9 the aircraft landed on both main landing gear. On roll out the aircraft turned to the left on to the… ## Other investigations on N68414 (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 MKC86LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA022), Nov 4, 1985: Cessna 152 (N68414), Hughes, AR, substantial damage 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.