# NTSB MIA94LA196: Cessna 152, N6115Q, Clearwater, FL, August 17, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 17, 1994, 09:48 local (13:48 UTC)
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Location: 27.9205° N, 82.6771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from ST PETE-CLEARWATER INTL (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9205&lon=-82.6771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA94LA196
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37588/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA196

## Probable cause

THE INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH A WATER PUDDLE ON THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RUNNING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - wet
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO CONTACT A WATER PUDDLE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND BEFORE HE COULD REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT TERRAIN AND THE WINGS COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.

## Factual narrative

On August 17, 1994, about 0948 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6115Q, registered to District Board of Trust, ran off the runway and collided with the ground while doing a touch-and-go landing at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Florida.  The flight was a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight in the local area.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed.  The aircraft was substantially damaged and the student-rated pilot received minor injuries.  The flight originated at Clearwater, Florida, on August 17, 1994, about 0830.

The student pilot stated he was practicing touch-and-go landings. Upon landing, he raised the flaps, shut off the carburetor heat and applied full power to take off again.  As the aircraft accelerated down the runway the left main tire appeared to contact a water puddle. The aircraft veered to the left and he immediately reduced power to idle.  Attempts to regain directional control were unsuccessful and the aircraft went off the left side of the runway. The aircraft then nosed up in soft terrain, the propeller struck the ground, and the wings hit the ground. The aircraft came to rest upright.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6115Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6115Q-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 15285140, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285140
- Airframe hours: 7140
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: District Board Of Trust
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 13, 1994, 59 hours before
- Airport: PIE, St. Petersburg-Clearwater, runway 22, 5,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PIE, 1 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19940817021649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940817021649A), Aug 17, 1994: Cessna 152, St Petersburg-C, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control landing when a wheel hit standing water. Nosed up off side of runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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