# Accident 20000703043289A: Cessna 152, Beverly, MA, July 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2000, 08:50 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5841° N, 70.9161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEVERLY RGNL (BVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5841&lon=-70.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48858, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48858-2011-08-30) (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 flight hours: 126 total, 60 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000703043289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH, STRIKE THE RUNWAY WITH NOSE WHEEL, BOUNCED TWICE WHEREUPON THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS.

## 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 NYC00LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA181), Jul 3, 2000: Cessna 152 (N48858), Beverly, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a loss of control.

## Other reports on N48858 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890510038849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890510038849I), May 10, 1989: Cessna 152 (N48858), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Man killed his wife and stole aircraft. Made 3 hour airborne attack on Boston. Captured when landed.

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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