MIA86LA067

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · San Juan, PR · January 30, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
January 30, 1986, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
Place
San Juan, PR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N68223Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860130002019A
Case key
31571

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in command
On ground/water collision with objectOther
Object - aircraft parked/standing

Analysis

The student pilot, on his third supervised solo flight, lost control of the aircraft during the landing roll and collided with an aircraft parked south of the runway.

Aircraft

Registration
N68223
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15282197
Airframe hours
4,347
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Miguel S. Iturregoi
Registered owner
Carlos E. Reyes
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · January 3, 1986 · 45 hours before
Departed
SIG
Airport
SI6 · Isla Grande, runway 9, 5,317 × 100 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
38
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
32 total · 32 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
70° at 12 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
30,000 ft broken
Temperature
79 °F, dew point 70 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
SJU, 5 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.