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Cessna 152 N46946

1 December 1999 · Sanford, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 December 1999 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46946 was involved in an accident near Sanford, 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.

The record

Date
at 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Sanford, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Orlando Sanford (SFB)
Coordinates
28.7806, -81.2700
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N46946
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA00LA036

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The inadequate supervision of the student pilot by the pilot-in-command (CFI) for his failure to take the controls from the student and initiate a go-around earlier following the airplane drifting off the runway centerline.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The CFI stated that the student pilot was flying the airplane and while on final approach to runway 09C, with a 10 knot wind from 020 degrees, the airplane drifted into the grass. The student was attempting to go-around when the airplane collided with a runway light.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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