# Accident 19970808021589A: Cessna 152, Macon, GA, August 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Herbert Smart Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7991° N, 83.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7991&lon=-83.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757WL-1998-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970808021589A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMING PATTERN WORK, ON DEPARTURE APPEARED TO STALL, WENT DOWN IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. (-23) ON 08/08/97 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS, IVAN LJUTEK A CFI AND RITESH KUMAR A STUDENT WERE PRACTICING X WIND TOLS ON RUNWAY 33 HERBERT SMART DOWNTOWN AIRPORT. ON THEIR SECOND LANDING THE STUDENT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO APPROACH THE RUNWAY HIGH. WHEN APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FEELING THAT INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY EXISTED FOR A SAFE LANDING TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND STARTED A GO AROUND. WITH THE AIRPLANE PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, BUT STILL BELOW THE TREE LINE, THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROLS CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO STALL AND CRASH INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

## 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 ATL97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA119), Aug 8, 1997: Cessna 152 (N757WL), Macon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control of the airplane due to the pilot's improperly planned approach and failure to maintain adequate airspeed.

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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