Cessna 152 N5250B

Summary

On 17 August 2016 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5250B, operated by Jacob Luitjens, was involved in an accident near Newnan, Georgia, 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.

Date

17 August 2016 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newnan, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Newnan Coweta County (CCO)

Coordinates

33.3114, -84.7697

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5250B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Jacob Luitjens

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

LaGrange → LaGrange

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA16CA294

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper decision to land long and maintain excessive speed during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to maintain full flaps and aft yoke inputs at a higher speed, reducing his ability to stop the airplane on the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that he was on final approach for a full stop landing when he observed another airplane waiting for the active runway. He intentionally landed long to accommodate the traffic and then "made [the] decision to keep up speed" in order to exit the runway quickly. He misjudged his speed and the airplane departed the right side of the runway, continued across a taxiway, and then down an embankment before nosing over. He later reported that the wheel brakes were less effective because he had full flaps selected. Also, he had applied aft yoke inputs, which minimized the effectiveness of the nose wheel steering system. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the wreckage and reported that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and both wings. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.