Cessna 152 N5533B

Summary

On 24 December 2013 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5533B was involved in an accident near St. Ignatius, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 December 2013 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Ignatius, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

St Ignatius (52S)

Coordinates

47.3250, -114.0808

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5533B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ronan → St. Ignatius

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA075

1 person was seriously injured.

The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach for landing that resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a pleasure flight, the non-certified pilot attempted twice to land at the accident airport. On the first attempt, the pilot stated that the approach was too fast and too high, so he performed a go-around. On the accident landing, the airplane landed farther down the 2,610-foot runway than he anticipated. The airplane did not slow down, and as the end of the runway approached, the pilot applied the brakes. The airplane subsequently veered to the left and right, and then back to the left again, which allowed the right wing to contact the runway. The nose of the airplane impacted a snow berm, and the airplane came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing and fuselage. An examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.