- Date
- March 16, 1987, 08:25 local (13:25 UTC)
- Place
- Sarasota, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N218JACessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870316007989A
- Case key
- 31877
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that upon landing on runway 22, as he added power to takeoff again the acft started to veer to the left and no matter how much right rudder he used, the acft still veered left and went off the side of the runway into the grass, spun around and came to rest on it's nose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N218JA
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285307
- Airframe hours
- 2,725
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jones Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 27, 1987 · 29 hours before
- Airport
- SRQ · Sarasota-Bradenton
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 24 total · 24 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ
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 N218JA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.