# Accident 19891126047259A: Cessna 152, Eau Claire, WI, November 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Eau Claire County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8658° N, 91.4843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8658&lon=-91.4843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5115Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5115Q-2003-09-03) (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: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891126047259A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON ADDING POWER FOR TOUCH AND GO,WENT OFF RUNWAY,HIT TAXIWAY LIGHT AND DRAGGED A WING ON GROUND.

## 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 CHI90LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA033), Nov 26, 1989: Cessna 152 (N5115Q), Eau Claire, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND, THE STUDENT'S LACK…

## Other reports on N5115Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19910714042389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714042389I), Jul 14, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5115Q), Colby, WI. Engine lost power en route. Forced landing in field. Sheared dowel pin caused gear failure.

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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