Cessna 152 N46953

Summary

On 17 October 2016 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46953, operated by Dean International Inc., was involved in an accident near Miami, 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

17 October 2016 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Miami Executive (TMB)

Coordinates

25.6539, -80.4328

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N46953

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Dean International Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Immokalee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA042

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that after a normal taxi and run-up, he aligned the airplane on the runway centerline and started the takeoff roll. He further reported that he attempted to rotate the airplane at 50 knots and then again at 65 knots, but the airplane "couldn't takeoff." The student pilot subsequently reduced the power to idle and applied the brakes to abort the takeoff. During the aborted takeoff, the airplane veered off the runway to the left and encountered high grass and a water retention lake about 635 feet from the runway centerline. The student pilot reported that the airplane "wouldn't respond" to his control inputs during the aborted takeoff. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The operator reported in the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/ Operator Aircraft Accident Report that the student pilot "rotated too early and got fixated on the airspeed indicator. Then the left brake was touched causing the airplane to veer to the left." The Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector reported that he completed a postaccident examination of the airplane and found that the brakes were functional and confirmed flight control continuity.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.