# NTSB MIA96LA102: Cessna 152, N5530Q, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 17, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 17, 1996, 16:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Coordinates: 26.09008, -80.149482 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0901&lon=-80.1495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96LA102
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37994/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA102

## Probable cause

the pilot misjudged the clearance between the fuel trucks.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object - vehicle
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot stated he became disoriented while taxiing after landing and attempted to taxi between two fuel trucks. Both wing tips were damaged and the right outboard rib and right main spar were damaged.

## Factual narrative

On March 17, 1996, about 1650 eastern standard time, N5530Q, a Cessna C-152, registered to Phoenix Aviation East, collided with two fuel trucks while taxiing, at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The flight was a 14 CFR Part 141 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private- rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Daytona Beach, Florida, about 1445 the same day.

The pilot stated he became disoriented while taxiing after landing and attempted to taxi between two fuel trucks. Both wing tips were damaged and the right outboard rib and right main spar were damaged.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5530Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5530Q-2007-12-13), registration cancelled 2007-12-13, S/N 15285117, 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: 15285117
- Airframe hours: 1408
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Phoenix Aviation East
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 20, 1996, 65 hours before
- Departed: DAB, DAYTONA  BEACH, FL
- Destination: FLL, FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: FLL, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, runway 9R, 5,276 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 99 total, 99 in this make and model, 38 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FLL

## 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 19960317004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960317004339A), Mar 17, 1996: Cessna 152, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Tried to taxi between two fuel trucks taxiing to ramp. Damaged both wing tips and wing spar.

## Other investigations on N5530Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL02LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA068), Mar 28, 2002: Cessna 152 (N5530Q), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The students pilot's failure to perform a go-around after a bounced landing condition that resulted in the on-ground collision with a ditch.

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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