# Accident 19920213002929A: Cessna 152, Macon, GA, February 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Lewis B Wilson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8006° N, 83.6908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8006&lon=-83.6908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89071, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89071) (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: 505 total, 186 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920213002929A

## Narrative

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

DESTINATION AND ALTERNATE AIRPORT BELOW MINIMUMS. ELECTED TO LAND IN SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER. TWO HOURS FUEL IN TANK

## 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 ATL92LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA044), Feb 13, 1992: Cessna 152 (N89071), Macon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO ATTEMPT A PRECAUTIONARY OFF AIRPORT LANDING WHEN NO EMERGENCY EXISTED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOG AND LOW CEILINGS IN THE…

## Other reports on N89071 (2)

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

- [Incident 19981012034359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981012034359I), Oct 12, 1998: Cessna 152 (N89071), Trenton, NJ, Minor damage. On 8010 flight student pilot made a hard landing on rwy 16 at the Trenton-Mercer County Airport, collapsing (broke) the nose gear and damage to wing tips.
- [Incident 19860418018369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860418018369I), Apr 18, 1986: Cessna 152 (N89071), Ocean City, MD, Minor damage. Fuel exhausted near airport. Landed in a field. Pilot had passed by airport prior to fuel exhaustion.

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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