# Accident 20020805022009A: Cessna 152, Danbury, CT, August 5, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 5, 2002, 19:45 local time - Place: Danbury, CT - Airport: Danbury Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.3714° N, 73.4819° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3714&lon=-73.4819&mi=10 - Aircraft: N89044, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89044-2006-01-09) (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 O235* - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 70 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA154) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020805022009A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON AUGUST 5, 2002 ABOUT 1945 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N89044 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING IN DANBURY, CT. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND A STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED DXR DANBURY CT. THE CFI STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 26, AT DXR, AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE CFI REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE, AND WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MANEUVERING, THE AIRPLANE "STALLED TO THE LEFT." THE CFI ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE CFI ADDED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE AIRPLANE'S STALL WARNING HORN ANNUNCIATE AT ANY TIME DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. (.19) ON AUGUST 5, 2002, ABOUT 1945 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N89044, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING IN DANBURY, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ( CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DXR), DANBURY, CONNECTICUT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE CFI STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 26, AT DXR, AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE CFI REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE, AND WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MANEUVERING, THE AIRPLANE "STALLED TO THE LEFT." THE CFI ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE CFI ADDED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE AIRPLANE'S STALL WARNING HORN ANNUNCIATE ATANY TIME DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE AIRPLANE'S STALL WARNING SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY DURING POST ACCIDENT TESTING. WINDS REPORTED AT THE AIRPORT AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE CALM. (.4) ON AUGUST 5, 2002, ABOUT 1945 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N89044, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING IN DANBURY, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DXR), DANBURY, CONNECTICUT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE CFI STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 26, AT DXR, AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1,200 FEET, THE CFI REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER TO IDLE, TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MANEUVERING, THE AIRPLANE "STALLED TO THE LEFT." THE CFI ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE CFI ADDED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE AIRPLANE'S STALL WARNING HORN ANNUNCIATE AT ANY TIME DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE AIRPLANE'S STALL WARNING SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY DURING POST ACCIDENT TESTING. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSPECTOR NOTED THAT THE TERRAIN AT THE ACCIDENT SITE SLOPED UPWARD. WINDS REPORTED AT THE AIRPORT AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE CALM. ## 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 NYC02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA154), Aug 5, 2002: Cessna 152 (N89044), Danbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during a simulated forced landing. A factor was the rising… 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. 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