MIA87LA058

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Orlando, FL · December 24, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 24, 1986, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
Place
Orlando, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N65484Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19861224072219A
Case key
31841

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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
Terrain condition - wetCause
All available runway - not usedPilot in commandCause
Proper touchdown point - not selectedPilot in commandCause
OverrunLanding - roll
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

The acft skidded off the end of the wet grassy runway after touching down about midway down the rwy. The plt stated that in the future, all available rwy should be used. The plt received his private certificate just prior to the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
N65484
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15281581
Airframe hours
3,079
Engine
Lycoming O-235L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Orlando Aero Club, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · August 1, 1986
Departed
ORL · Orlando, FL
Destination
X30 · Orlando, FL
Airport
X30 · Orlando West, runway 18, 2,430 × 150 ft, grass/turf

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
27
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
66 total · 54 in this make and model · 24 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
240° at 10 knots
Visibility
8 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
5,000 ft broken
Temperature
73 °F, dew point 68 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
ORL, 8 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 N65484 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.