# Incident 19970623021059I: Cessna 150J, Caldwell, NJ, June 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1997, 16:17 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61232, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970623021059I

## Narrative

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

TRYING LAND GUSTY CROSSWIND. LIFTED PITCHED DOWN. NOSE GEAR SEPERATED. CROSSWIND COMPONENT EXCEEDED.

## Other reports on N61232 (1)

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

- [Accident 20240922020029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240922020029A), Sep 22, 2024: Cessna 150J (N61232), Erie, PA, Substantial damage. On September 22, 2024, at the Erie/tom ridge international airport (eri) a Cessna 150 was being operated under part §91 for a part §61 instructional flight. A…

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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