# Accident 19970802020549A: Cessna 152, Plymouth, MA, August 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1997, 10:20 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QHYV
- Location: 41.9088° N, 70.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLYMOUTH MUNI (PYM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9088&lon=-70.7276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89242, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89242-1998-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970802020549A

## Narrative

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

LANDING WITH STRONG CROSSWIND, ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, AIRCRAFT SLOW AND WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY.NOSED OVER TO RIGHT (-23) N89242 (CE-152) LANDING RUNWAY 33 AT PLYMOUTH AIRPORT (PYM) LANDED WITH A STRONG CROSSWIND AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND.  AIRCRAFT GOT TOO SLOW, LANDED ON NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND LEFT WING LOW.  THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO OVERTURN.

## 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 IAD97LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA105), Aug 2, 1997: Cessna 152 (N89242), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate compensation for wind conditions by the pilot. A related factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N89242 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910808040969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910808040969I), Aug 8, 1991: Cessna 152 (N89242), Bridgeport, CT, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Suspect student landed on main gear and overcorrected to nose down.
- [Incident 19841128069449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841128069449I), Nov 28, 1984: Cessna 152 (N89242), Brookhaven, NY, Minor damage. Wing struck tail of parked helicopter 970CC. Veered and prop struck horizontal fin. CFI looking at seat belt.

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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