Cessna 152 N45945

Summary

On 23 September 2006 at about 14:04 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N45945, operated by Delta Connection Academy, was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pine, 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 September 2006 at 14:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Pembroke Pine, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

North Perry Airport (HWO)

Coordinates

26.1167, -80.2406

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N45945

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Delta Connection Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pembroke Pines → Pembroke Pine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA06CA186

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the runway sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On the third landing of his first supervised solo, the airplane drifted to the left as the pilot was in the flare. The student corrected to the right with right rudder, but after the airplane touched down it veered to the right and off the runway. The student attempted to correct back to the left, and after it did not respond he applied full brakes. The airplane then struck a runway sign, resulting in the airplane coming to rest on its nose and left wing tip off the right side of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.