# Incident 19890414020119I: Cessna 152, Caldwell, NJ, April 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1989, 09:47 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48903-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 130 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414020119I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROUGH ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. INSTRUCTOR LANDED ON REMAINING RUNWAY AND TURNED OFF ONTO GRASS.

## Other reports on N48903 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910113000439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910113000439I), Jan 13, 1991: Cessna 152 (N48903), Blairstown, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot landed long. Departed end of runway hitting a snowbank. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19830825044449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825044449A), Aug 25, 1983: Cessna 152 (N48903), Brockport, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control on first solo takeoff roll. Left the runway and struck a ditch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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