MIA91LA165

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Brooksville, FL · June 21, 1991

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 21, 1991, 11:25 local (15:25 UTC)
Place
Brooksville, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4733BCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1993
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19910621023379A
Case key
32885

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Probable cause

Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was his lack of total experience.

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 commandFactor
Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll

Analysis

The student plt lost control of the acft during the landing roll. The acft travelled off the rwy which collapsed the nose landing gear.

Aircraft

Registration
N4733B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15283605
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Comair Aviation Academy, Inc.
Registered owner
Comair Aviation Academy, Inc.
Departed
40J · Perry, FL
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
BKV · Hernando County, runway 2, 5,000 × 150 ft, concrete

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
25
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
43 total · 43 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
90 °F, dew point 75 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
TPA, 20 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 N4733B · 1

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