- Date
- September 27, 1986, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Juan, PR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N757EQCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860927048889A
- Case key
- 31710
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot while on his third supervised solo flight in the traffic pattern veered left off the runway during a touch and go landing. The aircraft crossed the infield area and struck a parked aircraft. Post accident inspection of the aircraft braking and rudder system revealed that it was functional with no discrepancies noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757EQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279684
- Airframe hours
- 5,017
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Caribe Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 25, 1986 · 92 hours before
- Departed
- SIG · San Juan, PR
- Airport
- SIG · Isle 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 9 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.
Other investigations on N757EQ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.