# NTSB MIA03CA030: Cessna A150M, N9852J, Crystal River, FL, December 16, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 16, 2002, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Crystal River, FL - Location: 28.8955° N, 82.6019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal River, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - NTSB coordinates: 25.867776, -82.574447, outside the stated state - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8955&lon=-82.6019&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 13, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 56211 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA03CA030 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56211/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA030 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper application of brakes during the landing rollout, which resulted in a loss of directional control and the airplane running off of the runway, impacting a runway light structure, and nosing over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - airport sign/marker - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The student stated that he had been told by his instructor to make full-stop landings each time, and after an uneventful landing, he attempted to follow procedures as if it had been a touch-and-go landing, and his instructor called on the radio to remind him that it should have been a full stop landing. He said he then closed the throttle, but applied "too much left brake" as he attempted to stop, and the airplane departed the runway, impacted the concrete structure supporting a runway light, and nosed over, incurring damage. Prior to the accident there were no mechanical failure or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems. ## Factual narrative On December 16, 2002, about 0945 eastern standard time, a Cessna A150M, N9852J, registered to and operated by Crystal Aero Group Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, ran off the runway and was damaged while landing at Crystal River, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The student pilot was not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in Crystal River, Florida, the same day, about 0935. The student stated that he was performing a supervised solo flight, and had been told by his instructor to make full-stop landings each time. After an uneventful approach and landing, the student said he attempted to follow procedures as if it had been a touch-and-go landing. As he attempted to take off, he said his instructor called on the radio to remind him that it should have been a full-stop landing. He said he then closed the throttle, but applied "too much left brake" as he attempted to stop, and the airplane departed the runway, impacted the concrete structure supporting a runway light, and nosed over, incurring damage. Prior to the accident there were no mechanical failure or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9852J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9852J), registered now, S/N A1500661, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna A150M - Registry model: [Cessna A150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (registry code 2071831) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: A150661 - Airframe hours: 8465 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Crystal River - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 8, 2002, 33 hours before - Departed: X31, CRYSTAL RIVER, FL - Destination: X31 - Airport: X31, Crystal River, runway 9, 4,555 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 24; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg ## 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 20021216037879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021216037879A), Dec 16, 2002: Cessna A150M, Crystal River, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Barry j. simon, a student pilot was performing his initial solo flight on the morning of December 16, 2002. The sole flight was authorized and… ## Other investigations on N9852J (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 IAD77DIA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA19), Jun 25, 1977: Cessna 150A (N9852J), California, MD, 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.