# Accident 19990723009729A: Cessna 152, Berriem Springs, MI, July 23, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 23, 1999, 18:15 local time - Place: Berriem Springs, MI - Airport: Andrews University Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.9606° N, 86.3597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9606&lon=-86.3597&mi=10 - Aircraft: N95534, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95534-2001-11-06) (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 O235N2C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 300 in this make and model, 278 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA249) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990723009729A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ETRACTEDSHED INTO A FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19)ON JULY 23, 1999, AT 1815 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150, N95534, OPERATED BY ANDREWS UNIVERSITY, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A GO-AROUND FROM RUNWAY 21 (2,075 FEET BY 200 FEET, TURF) AT ANDREWS UNIVERSITY AIRPARK (C20), BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL STUDENT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED C20 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700. THE STUDENT STATED THAT HE HAD SELECTED 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS ON A BASE-TO-FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S AIRSPEED WAS 70 KNOTS ON FINAL APPROACH. HE FURTHER STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT THEN STATED THAT DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATED A LEFT TURN TO AVOID TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT STATED THAT DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, THE FLAPS WERE R ETRACTED TO THE 10 DEGREES, BUT HE WAS UNSURE IF THEY WERE THEN RETRACTED TO THE 0 DEGREE POSTION. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOUND THE AIRCRAFT TO BE LYING ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 160 DEGREES AND 500-600 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 21. TREES, WHICH ARE APPROXIMATELY 85 FEET IN HEIGHT WITH UPSLOPING TERRAIN, WERE NOTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 21. A SLASH MARK IN THE TERRAIN WAS PRESENT 50 FEET AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE 0 DEGREE POSTION. FLIGHT CONTROL AND ENGINE CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS WERE IN THEIR FORWARD POSITIONS. THE ENGINE WAS ROTATED AND A THUMB COMPRESSION FROM ALL CYLINDERS WAS OBTAINED. FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE WRECKAGE. THE MAGNETOS WERE ROTATED AND A SPARK FROM EACH LEAD WAS OBTAINED. THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM AT THE SOUTHWEST REGINAL AIRPORT, BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN, REPORTED AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES AT 1753. (.4)THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A GO-AROUND FROM RUNWAY 21 (2,075 FEET BY 200 FEET, TURF). THE FINAL APPROACH SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED BY THE DUAL STUDENT TO BE 70 KNOTS. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED 1/4 DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED, '...WE SEEMED TO BE IN GROUND EFFECT...'. UPSLOPING TERRAIN AND TREES, WHICH WERE 85 FEET IN HEIGHT, WERE PRESENT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. (-23) A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON THE 2000' RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED, A GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED BUT THE HI-DENSITY ALTITUDE AND HIGH HUMIDITY LOSS OF POWER WAS NOT CONSIDERED. A TURN WAS STARTED BUT AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND. ## 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 CHI99LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA249), Jul 23, 1999: Cessna 152 (N95534), Berrien Springs, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to obtain a proper climb rate and the delayed remedial action by the certified flight instructor. Contributing factors were the uphill terrain and trees. ## Other reports on N95534 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19960717025659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717025659I), Jul 17, 1996: Cessna 152 (N95534), State Lick, PA. Narrative: the airplane was a CE-152-152 suffered fuel starvation. Pilot stated he could not find butler county airport (btp). A safe off-field landing was… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.