# Accident 19960406012879A: Cessna 152, Farmingdale, NY, April 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1996, 16:45 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7298° N, 73.4402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7298&lon=-73.4402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67562-2013-08-20) (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: 1,193 total, 112 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960406012879A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE WAS IN AN EXTENDED TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 19. DURING THE TURN TO FINAL, ABOUT 10 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE TOWER CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED HER TO OVERFLY THE AIRPORT. SHE ADDED POWER AND CLIMBED TO 2000 FEET, STILL HEADING TOWARD THE AIRPORT. ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19, THE TOWER CONTROLLER THEN CLEARED HER TO LAND. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER, APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, AND ESTABLISHED A DESCENT TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. ON SHORT FINAL, ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE TOWER CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED HER TO GO AROUND. SHE TRIED TO APPLY POWER; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. SHE OBSERVED THE TACHOMETER WAS INDICATING ABOUT 1000 RPM, AND THE MIXTURE WAS RICH. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A TREE AND SLID INTO A FENCE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE ENGINE REVEALED SATISFACTORY OPERATION.

## 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 NYC96LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA088), Apr 6, 1996: Cessna 152 (N67562), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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