Cessna 152 N5372L

Summary

On 30 June 2005 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5372L, operated by Air America Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Williston, 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.

Date

30 June 2005 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Williston, Florida, United States

Coordinates

29.3744, -82.5206

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5372L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Air America Flight Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gulf Shores → Daytona Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA05CA125

Nobody was injured.

The inadequate weather evaluation by the pilot-in-command which resulted in the in-flight encounter with rain and thunder that resulted in a precautionary landing and subsequent on-ground collision with a ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that while en route after passing the Cross City VOR, he and the pilot-rated-passenger determined it was time to refuel. When the flight was between Bronson and Williston, the weather conditions started to deteriorate which necessitated him to perform a "forced" landing. He performed a low pass over a field to check for objects or obstacles, and after landing, he applied the brakes but the airplane wanted to "…turn harshly, so I didn't use any to keep the plane from flipping." He first recognized a barbed wire fence when the airplane was on the ground, and approximately 30 feet before it. The propeller and landing gear contacted the barbwire fence, but the damage to the airplane occurred during the on-ground collision with a ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.