# Accident 19920401008799A: Cessna 152, Coatesvilla, PA, April 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1992, 11:58 local time
- Place: Coatesvilla, PA
- Airport: Chester County/Carlson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9799° N, 75.8092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9799&lon=-75.8092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49436-2009-12-16) (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: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920401008799A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY LOST CONTROL TRYING TO LAND IN SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND. WEATHERVANED AND STALLED.

## 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 NYC92LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA072), Apr 1, 1992: Cessna 152 (N49436), Coatsville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR ADVERSE WINDS DURING LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND SUBSEQUENT STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS…

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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