# NTSB MIA05CA125: Cessna 152, N5372L, Williston, FL, June 30, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 29, 2005, 20:30 local (Jun 30, 2005, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Williston, FL - Coordinates: 29.374444, -82.520553 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3744&lon=-82.5206&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 61846 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA05CA125 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61846/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA125 ## Probable cause The inadequate weather evaluation by the pilot-in-command which resulted in the in-flight encounter with rain and thunder that resulted in a precautionary landing and subsequent on-ground collision with a ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal - weather evaluation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - rain - Miscellaneous/other, landing - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The pilot stated that while en route after passing the Cross City VOR, he and the pilot-rated-passenger determined it was time to refuel. When the flight was between Bronson and Williston, the weather conditions started to deteriorate which necessitated him to perform a "forced" landing. He performed a low pass over a field to check for objects or obstacles, and after landing, he applied the brakes but the airplane wanted to "…turn harshly, so I didn't use any to keep the plane from flipping." He first recognized a barbed wire fence when the airplane was on the ground, and approximately 30 feet before it. The propeller and landing gear contacted the barbwire fence, but the damage to the airplane occurred during the on-ground collision with a ditch. ## Factual narrative On July 29, 2005, about 2030 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N5372L, registered to MC2L, Inc., and operated by Air America Flight Center, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing in a field near Williston, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight from Jack Edwards Airport, Gulf Shores, Alabama, to Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona Beach, Florida. The private-rated pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated about 1830, from Jack Edwards Airport. The pilot stated that while en route after passing the Cross City VOR, he and the pilot rated passenger determined it was time to refuel. When the flight was between Bronson and Williston, the weather conditions started to deteriorate which necessitated him to perform a "forced" landing. He performed a low pass over a field to check for objects or obstacles, and after landing, he applied the brakes but the airplane wanted to "…turn harshly, so I didn't use any to keep the plane from flipping." He first recognized a barbed wire fence when the airplane was on the ground, and approximately 30 feet before it. The propeller and landing gear contacted the barbwire fence, but the damage to the airplane occurred during the on-ground collision with a ditch. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5372L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5372L-2010-03-09), registration cancelled 2010-03-09, S/N 15284304, 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: 15284304 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Air America Flight Center - Registered owner: MC2L, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: KJKA, Gulf Shores, AL - Destination: KDAB, Daytona Beach, FL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2005; flight hours: 195 total, 80 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days - Other flight crew; age 19; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2; last flight review April 1, 2005; flight hours: 98 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk ## 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 20050629013769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050629013769A), Jun 29, 2005: Cessna 152, Williston, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 29, 2005 a Cessna 152, N5372L registered to MC2L inc. was enroute to Williston airport (X60) in Williston Florida, encountered a thunderstorm and… From the NTSB's public API. 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