# Accident 19900507015919A: Cessna 152, Katy, TX, May 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Airport: Harbican Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8408° N, 95.7307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8408&lon=-95.7307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94098, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94098-2009-02-23) (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 O235N2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900507015919A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE. CFI LANDED ON ROUGH MUDDY AIRPORT COLLAPSING A MAIN GEAR. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. MAY HAVE BEEN ON ONE MAG

## 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 FTW90LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA108), May 7, 1990: Cessna 152 II (N94098), Katy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT AND THE AIRPLANE.

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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