# Incident 19961001035309I: Cessna 152, Watertown, NY, October 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Watertown, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9733° N, 75.9100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9733&lon=-75.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4953B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4953B) (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: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961001035309I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. PHELPS, A STUDENT PILOT, WAS ON HIS SECOND SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY, FLYING FROM KAMP AIRPORT TO WATERTOWN. ON ARRIVAL HE CALLED UNICOM BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. HOWEVER, HE WAS ADVISED BY WHEELER-SACK RADAR THAT RUNWAY 25 HAD BEEN ACTIVE AT ART. ON FINAL APPROACH HE EXPERIENCED GUSTING LEFT CROSSWINDS. APPROACHING TOUCHDOWN THE WIND PICKED UP THE LEFT WING AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BALLOON. THE PILOT MADE CORRECTIONS TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRPLANE, BUT NOSED DOWN BEFORE COMPLETE RECOVERY COULD BE MADE. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY, BENDING THE PROPELLOR AND NOSE WHEEL STRUT, AND CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THIS INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE AND THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4953B (1)

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

- [Accident 19890702024499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702024499A), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4953B), Utica, NY, Substantial damage. Flared too soon. Ballooned, came down hard in the runway and porpoised.

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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