# Accident 19990418003629A: Cessna 152, Caldwell, NJ, April 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1999, 13:41 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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: N24707, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24707-2000-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990418003629A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND RAN OFF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) N24707, A CE-152 AIRCRAFT, MADE A HARD LANDING, BOUNCED AND COLLAPSEDITS NOSEWHEEL. A/C DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27 STRIKING LEFT WING-TIP DEFORMING LEFT REAR OF WING NEAR FUSELAGE. A/C SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. PILOT NOT INJURED.

## 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 IAD99LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA039), Apr 18, 1999: Cessna 152 (N24707), Fairfield, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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