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March 15, 2000 · Cessna 152 · N569JH

Naples, FL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
March 15, 2000
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Naples, FL
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Tail Number
N569JH
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
MIA00LA105

The student pilot stated that he was on his second supervised local solo flight and was returning to Naples. During the approach he crabbed the airplane into the wind, but as he descended below the tree line, just before touchdown, the aircraft skidded off the runway and nosed over. The FAA inspector who conducted the postcrash examination of the accident airplane stated that witnesses told him that the student pilot was on final approach to runway 05, near touchdown, when he experienced a wind gust between sixteen and twenty five knots from 010 to 070 degrees. The gust pitched the aircraft up, and it stalled, coming down on the left main gear and left wing tip. The left main gear broke, dragged on the runway, and the aircraft rotated to the left, exiting the runway into the grass. The nose gear then broke and dug into the grass, vaulting the airplane on its back.

NTSB Probable Cause

the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot by allowing the student to fly in gusty wind conditions with excessive crosswinds that resulting in the student pilot not maintaining control and nosing the aircraft over.

Full Narrative

On March 15, 2000, about 0940 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N569JH, registered to and operated by Aerojet Service Center Inc., crashed on landing at Naples Municipal Airport, Naples, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage, and the student pilot was not injured. The flight originated the same day, about 0925. The student pilot stated that he was on his second supervised local solo flight, and after completing practice landings at Immokalee Regional Airport, he returned to Naples. The student pilot further stated that he made the approach with a crab into the wind, but as he descended below the tree line the crab was not necessary. He said that just before touchdown he could not say what happened, but the aircraft skidded off the runway and nosed over. The FAA inspector who conducted the postcrash examination of the accident airplane stated that witnesses told him that the student pilot was on final approach to runway 05, near touchdown, when he experienced a wind gust between 16 and 25 knots from 010 to 070 degrees. The gust pitched the aircraft up, and it stalled, coming down on the left main gear and left wing tip. The broken left main gear then dragged on the runway, and the aircraft rotated to the left and went into the grass. The side load on the nose gear fractured the nose gear mount and steering bungee. The broken gear then dug into the grass and the airplane vaulted on its back.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time09:40 EST
Nearest AirportNaples Municipal (0nm)
Runway5
Runway Length5000 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 152
Tail NumberN569JH
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-235-L2C · Reciprocating · 110
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 71 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind80° @ 10 kt, gusting 20 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point61 F
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time14:30
Weather SourceWFAC

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