# Accident 20150406003229A: Cessna 152, Farmingdale, NJ, April 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2015, 14:20 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NJ
- Airport: Monmouth Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2983° N, 74.5207° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2983&lon=-74.5207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179BA-2018-06-29) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 168 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150406003229A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND A CESSNA 152, N179BA ON RUNWAY 14 AT MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE AIRPORT(BLM). DURING THE ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE PILOT  BALLOONED THE AIRCRAFT THREE TIMES, ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER  STRUCK THE RUNWAY MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE CRASH. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT SHEARED ENGINE MOUNTS AND CRUSHED THE FIREWALL.

## 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 GAA15CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA035), Apr 6, 2015: Cessna 152 (N179BA), Farmingdale, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.

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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