Cessna 152 N64994

Summary

On 31 October 2007 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N64994 was involved in an accident near Turlock, California, 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

31 October 2007 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Turlock, California, United States

Nearest airport

Turlock Muni (O15)

Coordinates

37.4836, -120.6917

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N64994

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Merced → Merced

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

LAX08CA037

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during an attempted touch-and-go landing, he landed the airplane from a forward slip at a higher airspeed than normal. He was then momentarily uncertain about whether or not to continue the landing or to abort. After a short period of indecision he elected to try and do a full stop landing. The pilot attempted to turn off the runway at the departure end, but was traveling too fast to make the turn onto the taxiway and the airplane ran off the end of the pavement and into a ditch. The accident occurred on October 30, 2007, and the airplane sustained what appeared to be minor damage. In December 2007, after removal of the cowling, it was discovered that the firewall had been damaged during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.