# Accident 19940819027229A: Cessna 152, Arcadia, FL, August 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1994, 19:00 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Airport: Arcadia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1849° N, 81.8495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1849&lon=-81.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757WM-2013-05-01) (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: 55 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940819027229A

## Narrative

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

LANDED TO AVOID THUNDERSTORMS ON CROSS COUNTRY. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. POOR WEATHER FOR SOLO STUDENT.

## 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 MIA94LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA198), Aug 19, 1994: Cessna 152 (N757WM), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE GUSTY, CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N757WM (4)

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

- [Incident 19960720025119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720025119I), Jul 20, 1996: Cessna 152 (N757WM), Utica/Frankfort, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot departed linden airport, NJ, for a cross country flight to oneida, NY with one passenger. Pilot stated he used a power setting to give himself…
- [Incident 19920117003829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920117003829I), Jan 17, 1992: Cessna 152 (N757WM), Macon, GA, Minor damage. Pilot practicing steep spirals. Engine did not respond. Impacted in field. Able to fly out of field
- [Incident 19910914050241I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914050241I), Sep 14, 1991: Cessna 152 (N757WM), Macon, GA, Minor damage. On short final another aircraft reported short final. Other aircrafts propeller hit elevator of this aircraft.
- [Incident 19891226064539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891226064539I), Dec 26, 1989: Cessna 152 (N757WM), Adel, GA. Engine losing power. Landed in field without incident. Cylinder cracked due to broken intake valve.

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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