# Incident 19981012034359I: Cessna 152, Trenton, NJ, October 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1998
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89071, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89071) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981012034359I

## Narrative

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

ON 8010 FLIGHT STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON RWY 16 AT THE TRENTON-MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT, COLLAPSING (BROKE) THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGE TO WING TIPS.

## Other reports on N89071 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920213002929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920213002929A), Feb 13, 1992: Cessna 152 (N89071), Macon, GA, Substantial damage. Destination and alternate airport below minimums. Elected to land in soft field. Nosed over. Two hours fuel in tank
- [Incident 19860418018369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860418018369I), Apr 18, 1986: Cessna 152 (N89071), Ocean City, MD, Minor damage. Fuel exhausted near airport. Landed in a field. Pilot had passed by airport prior to fuel exhaustion.

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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