Cessna 152 N5096L

Summary

On 23 June 2019 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5096L, operated by American Flight Training, was involved in an accident near Clewiston, 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.

Date

23 June 2019 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Clewiston, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Airglades (2IS)

Coordinates

26.7353, -81.0511

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5096L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

American Flight Training

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Immokalee → Clewiston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA413

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's maneuver to the left to avoid striking birds during takeoff and his subsequent loss of directional control after aborting the takeoff and landing on soft, muddy grass adjacent to the runway during, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during takeoff, a flock of birds crossed the runway from the right. He tried to climb and turn the airplane to the left to avoid striking the birds, but some of the birds continued in front of the airplane. The airplane drifted beyond the left side of the runway about 10 to 15 ft above ground level. He aborted the takeoff, landed on the soft grass adjacent to the runway, and the airplane nosed over. The student added that, "the grass was so muddy that [it was] very hard to control the plane," and "too much friction made my airplane flip over." The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.