# Accident 20020418018329A: Cessna 152, Matawan, NY, April 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2002, 14:20 local time
- Place: Matawan, NY
- Airport: Marlboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4091° N, 74.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4091&lon=-74.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4737L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4737L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020418018329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH APPROX. 10 KNOTS OF TAILWIND COMPONENT. AIRMAN LANDED A/C APPROX. 10 KTS ABOVE RECOMMENDED APPROACH SPEED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF RUNWAY 9 AND FLIPPED OVER AS NOSEWHEEL IMPACTED GRAVEL ROAD AT END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC02LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA085), Apr 18, 2002: Cessna 152 (N4737L), Matawan, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and excessive airspeed while landing. A factor was a tailwind.

## Other reports on N4737L (2)

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

- [Incident 19900831047839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831047839I), Aug 31, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4737L), Westhampton Bea, NY. RPM fluctuating and poor throttle response. No effect with carburetor heat. Heat cable had separated.
- [Accident 19810315009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810315009269A), Mar 15, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4737L), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft blown over while student pilot was taxiing. Surface winds exceeded airplane's safe control limits.

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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