Cessna 152 N5377L

Summary

On 1 September 1999 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5377L was involved in an accident near Baker, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 1999 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Baker, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Baker (18FD)

Coordinates

30.7904, -86.6809

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5377L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL99LA120

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor misjudged his altitude and airspeed. A factor was trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The student pilot and flight instructor were conducting a night cross-country flight. According to the flight instructor, on the return flight from Greenville, Alabama, to Baker, Florida, a patterned approach was flown to runway 27. He reported that while on final approach, he realized they were too high and advised the student pilot to execute a go-around. The second approach was similar to the first and another go-around was executed. On the third attempt, the flight instructor landed on the last third of the runway, ran off the end, and collided with trees and shrubs. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.