# Accident 19980926045649A: Cessna 152, Oxford, CT, September 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Oxford, CT
- Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4783° N, 73.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4783&lon=-73.1352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89644, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89644-2008-11-07) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926045649A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT COMPLETED THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE FOURTH LANDING ATTEMPT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND.  THE PILOT STATED HE OVERCORRECTED DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE THE LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED THREE TIMES AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR.  THE PILOT SAID, "THIS WAS MY FAULT.  INSTEAD OF CORRECTING, I TRIED TO PUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE."  THE PILOT REPORTED 85 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, 20 HOURS OF WHICH WERE IN MAKE AND MODEL.                          (-23) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A CROSSWIND GUST DURING APPROACH AND FAILED TO MAKE THE PROPER CORRECTION.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR BROKE AS A RESULT OF A HARD LANDING.

## 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 IAD98LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA112), Sep 26, 1998: Cessna 152 (N89644), Oxford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.

## Other reports on N89644 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900315013679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315013679I), Mar 15, 1990: Cessna 152 (N89644), Oxford, CT, Minor damage. Tried to expedite clearing of runway by adding power. Ran off end of runway into electrical box.
- [Incident 19870129004009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129004009I), Jan 29, 1987: Cessna 152 (N89644), Oxford, CT, Minor damage. Solo student lost directional control on takeoff and struck a snow bank.

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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