# Accident 19910312005279A: Cessna 152, Caldwell, NJ, March 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1991, 18:30 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69095, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69095-2004-08-17) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312005279A

## Narrative

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

FIRST NIGHT LANDINGS. TOO HIGH ON FIRST TRY. SECOND TRY LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. FAILED TIMELY FLARE.

## 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 NYC91LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA087), Mar 12, 1991: Cessna 152 (N69095), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N69095 (1)

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

- [Incident 20031002032899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031002032899I), Oct 2, 2003: Cessna 152 (N69095), Caldwell, NJ. (-23) On October 2, 2003, I, glenn radler (a student pilot @ cfa based @ cdw) rented a Cessna 152 for solo flight practice at approximately 8:00 am local time.…

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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