# Accident 19960207014529A: Cessna 152, Mattituck, NY, February 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Mattituck, NY
- Airport: Mattituck Airbase Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9990° N, 72.5301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9990&lon=-72.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PS-2011-01-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 35 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960207014529A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND. UNABLE AIRBORN. FAILED ABORT. OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO A SNOW FENCE. INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

## 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 NYC96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA060), Feb 7, 1996: Cessna 152 (N757PS), Mattituck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate inflight decision and inadequate evaluation of the weather which resulted in a downwind landing and runway overrun. The student pilot's failure to follow directives was…

## Other reports on N757PS (1)

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

- [Accident 19830822042889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830822042889A), Aug 22, 1983: Cessna 152 (N757PS), Islip, NY, Substantial damage. Poor radio reception for landing may have distracted student. Bounced landing porpoised and nosed over on 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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