# Accident 19990525005729A: Cessna 152, Marietta, OK, May 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Marietta, OK
- Airport: Love County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9292° N, 97.1190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9292&lon=-97.1190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89854, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89854-2000-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990525005729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON LANDING, AND THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED AND STRUCK TREES. (.4) THE 123-HOUR PRIVATE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER ENCOUNTERING 'PORPOISING' WHILE LANDING ON A 3,250 FOOT TURF RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE LANDING; HOWEVER, THE PILOT FAILED TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPORT'S PERIMETER FENCE AND TREES. (-23) PILOT LANDED ON GRASS RUNWAY. AFTER APPROX. 300-FOOT ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO TALLER GRASS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ADDED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO TAKE OFF AND STRUCK A FENCE AND A TREE.

## 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 FTW99LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA151), May 25, 1999: Cessna 152 (N89854), Marietta, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N89854 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990303017999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990303017999I), Mar 3, 1999: Cessna 152 (N89854), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. (-5) On 03/03/1999, at 3:30 p.m., a CE-152, N89854, owned by delta qualiflight aviation, 151 Meacham, airport circle hangar 4N, Fort Worth, Texas, 76106. After…
- [Incident 19881009053529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009053529I), Oct 9, 1988: Cessna 152 (N89854), Brenham, TX. Student encountered fuel starvation and landed off airport with no damage or injury.

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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