# Accident 20220526008249A: Cessna 152, Wauwautosa, WI, May 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2022, 14:55 local time
- Place: Wauwautosa, WI
- Airport: Lawrence J Timmerman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1025° N, 88.0403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1025&lon=-88.0403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4978B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4978B) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 42 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220526008249A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 26TH 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:50 LOCAL TIME N4978B DEPARTED RUNWAY 22R PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ONE TRIP IN THE PATTERN AND WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION UPON DEPARTING THE SECOND TIME THE PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING ?4978B REPORTING ENGINE FAILURE IT?S NOT WORKING?, FOLLOWED BY A SECOND TRANSMISSION ?TOWER I DON?T KNOW WHAT TO DO? AND A THIRD TRANSMISSION ?I?M SORRY, I?M SORRY I DIDN?T HAVE MY FLAPS UP?. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND CAME TO REST IN THE BACK OF A RESIDENCE OF THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (ROC) CONTACTED THE MILWAUKEE (MKE) FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) AT APPROXIMATELY 15:29PM. THE MKE FSDO WAS ON SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 16:45 LOCAL TIME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE FLAP SELECTOR SWITCH WAS IN THE FLAP 0 DEGREE POSITION AND THE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS IN THE FLAP 0 DEGREE POSITION. THE THROTTLE WAS FULL FORWARD POSITION AND THE CARB HEAT WAS PULLED AFT PUTTING THE CARB HEAT IN THE ON POSITION. INDICATIONS AT THE SCENE APPEAR THAT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RESIDENCE GARAGE WITH THE LEFT WING BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND. AT THIS TIME ALL INDICATIONS APPEAR THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 300 DEGREES FROM THE DEPARTURE HEADING. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON 05/28/2022.

## 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 CEN22FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA214), May 26, 2022: Cessna 152 (N4978B), Wauwatosa, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a stall from which the student pilot could not recover.

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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