# Accident 19900923041759A: Cessna 152, Lakeville, MN, September 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Airport: Airlake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6706° N, 93.2392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6706&lon=-93.2392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89038, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89038) (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: 106 total, 60 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900923041759A

## Narrative

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

CONTACTED RUNWAY NOSE WHEEL FIRST ON LANDING TO PREVENT A SIDE DRIFT OFF RUNWAY WHILE LANDING IN CROSSWIND.

## 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 CHI90LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA271), Sep 23, 1990: Cessna 152 (N89038), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTING TO FORCE THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N89038 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890206003199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890206003199A), Feb 6, 1989: Cessna 152 (N89038), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on power application for touch and go. Veered into a snowbank. Was first solo flight.
- [Incident 19861122073419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861122073419I), Nov 22, 1986: Cessna 152 (N89038), Olathe, KS. Student advised ATC of an emergency landing after pilot examiner simulated an engine out by retarding the throttle.

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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