Plane Crash List

Cessna A150M N9852J

16 December 2002 · Crystal River, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 December 2002 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna A150M registered N9852J was involved in an accident near Crystal River, Florida, United States. One person was 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 14:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Crystal River, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Crystal River (X31)
Coordinates
25.8678, -82.5744
Aircraft
Cessna A150M
Registration
N9852J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Crystal River → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA03CA030

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper application of brakes during the landing rollout, which resulted in a loss of directional control and the airplane running off of the runway, impacting a runway light structure, and nosing over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student stated that he had been told by his instructor to make full-stop landings each time, and after an uneventful landing, he attempted to follow procedures as if it had been a touch-and-go landing, and his instructor called on the radio to remind him that it should have been a full stop landing. He said he then closed the throttle, but applied "too much left brake" as he attempted to stop, and the airplane departed the runway, impacted the concrete structure supporting a runway light, and nosed over, incurring damage. Prior to the accident there were no mechanical failure or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna A150M accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
18 May 2000 Cessna A150M
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27 Jul 1999 Cessna A150M
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31 Jul 2005 Cessna A150M
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2 Jul 1998 Cessna A150M
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18 Aug 2006 Cessna A150M
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23 Jun 1997 Cessna A150M
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All 27 records for this type

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