# Accident 19890929037249A: Cessna 152, Alderwood Manor, WA, September 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1989, 17:40 local time
- Place: Alderwood Manor, WA
- Airport: Martha Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8008° N, 122.2792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8008&lon=-122.2792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24995, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24995) (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: 4,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929037249A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. CFI TRIED TOO LATE TO STOP SINK RATE. STRUCK VEHICLE ON ROAD NEAR RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

## 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 SEA89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA181), Sep 30, 1989: Cessna 152 (N24995), Alderwood Manor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE STUDENT PILOT, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS RELATED TO…

## Other reports on N24995 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880729028409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729028409A), Jul 29, 1988: Cessna 152 (N24995), Ft Lewis, WA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing collapsing the nose gear and damaged a wing. Fire erupted in cowling was put out.

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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