# Accident 19890702024499A: Cessna 152, Utica, NY, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 12:50 local time
- Place: Utica, NY
- Airport: Oneida County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0792° N, 75.6493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0792&lon=-75.6493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4953B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4953B) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702024499A

## Narrative

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

FLARED TOO SOON. BALLOONED, CAME DOWN HARD IN THE RUNWAY AND PORPOISED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA160), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4953B), Oneida, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING DUE TO WIND CHANGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT AND A DELAYED RESPONSE TO THE BALLOONING OF THE ACFT.

## Other reports on N4953B (1)

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

- [Incident 19961001035309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961001035309I), Oct 1, 1996: Cessna 152 (N4953B), Watertown, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Phelps, a student pilot, was on his second solo cross-country, flying from kamp airport to Watertown. On arrival he called UNICOM but received…

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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