# Accident 19940526015649A: Cessna 152, Olathe, KS, May 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Cedar Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KKAA
- Location: 38.8808° N, 94.8107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8808&lon=-94.8107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757SU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757SU-2013-05-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940526015649A

## Narrative

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

DEMOSTRATING DOWNWIND LANDING. OVER RAN THE DEPARTURE END. STRONG TAILWIND.

## 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 CHI94LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA181), May 26, 1994: Cessna 152 (N757SU), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command (CFI's) improper compensation for wind conditions and his poor in flight decision making. Factors were a tailwind and a vehicle on the runway.

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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