# Accident 19890703019519A: Cessna 152, St Charles, MO, July 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1989, 15:15 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7908° N, 90.5101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7908&lon=-90.5101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49554, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49554-1992-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 53 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703019519A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED BACK INTO AIR ON CROSSWIND LANDING,DRIFTED DOWNWIND,INTO CORNFIELD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA149), Jul 3, 1989: Cessna 152 (N49554), St. Charles, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS IN FLARING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND COUNTERACTING THE EFFECTS OF THE CROSS-WIND ON THE…

## Other reports on N49554 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850924055449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850924055449I), Sep 24, 1985: Cessna 152 (N49554), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced on landing and made nose low contact with runway causing nose gear damage.

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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