Cessna 152 N89255

Summary

On 1 September 2004 at about 13:34 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89255, operated by Alexander Clarke, was involved in an accident near Waycross, 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

1 September 2004 at 13:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Waycross, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

31.2428, -82.3906

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N89255

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alexander Clarke

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fernandina Beac → Waycross

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04CA172

Nobody was injured.

The pilot misjudged the approach speed to touchdown, and the hydroplaning of the airplane during the landing roll resulted in the overrun of the runway surface and the subsequent collision with a fence. .

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was not aware of the wet runway condition on the grass/sod runway surface prior to arriving at his destination airport. The pilot further stated that the active runway was orientated on a 020-degree magnetic heading, and the grass/sod surface was about 3000 feet long and 200 feet wide. The pilot also said, because of the 150-foot tall trees on the approach end of the runway, he established a steeper approach angle and faster approach speed than the normal profile for touchdown. According to the pilot the airplane touched down about 500 feet beyond the approach end of the runway. After landing the pilot recalled that airplane braking was not effective, and stated that the airplane began to "hydroplane", and he was not able to stop the airplane. The airplane continued off the departure end of the sod runway collided with a fence, and came to rest on Brunswick Highway in Waycross. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot,

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.