# NTSB CEN25LA354: Cessna 152, N89585, Baldwin City, KS, August 30, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 30, 2025, 02:10 local (07:10 UTC) - Place: Baldwin City, KS - Coordinates: 38.835788, -95.181776 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8358&lon=-95.1818&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 14, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 200916 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA354 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200916/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200916 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA354 ## Probable cause The pilot’s decision to continue the night landing without runway lights which resulted in the runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Light condition: dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 448 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md) - [Airport facilities/design: runway lighting](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017015): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017015/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017015/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he rented the accident airplane for the purpose of gaining night cross-country flight experience. He flew to two other airports and made successful landings at each airport. On the accident flight, as the airplane approached the airport, the pilot attempted to activate the pilot-controlled runway lights but was unsuccessful. He elected to continue the landing attempt to the grass runway. He stated that the landing approach was on-speed per the airplane flight manual, and he touched down on the runway but was unable to stop the airplane before it impacted trees at the end of the runway. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. The airplane received substantial damage to the left wing. The destination airport had a 3,303 ft. by 80 ft. turf runway equipped with non-standard low-intensity runway lighting. The airport manager reported that the functionality of the pilot-controlled runway lighting system was confirmed following the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N89585](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89585), registered now, S/N 15282796, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15282796 - Year built: 1978 - Airframe hours: 6588 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235 SERIES 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Vinland Flight School LLC - Registered owner: Vinland Flight School LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 23, 2025 - Departed: ICT, Wichita, KS - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: K64, Vinland Valley Aerodrome, runway 16/34, 3,030 × 80 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 28, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 134 total, 6 in this make and model, 52 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: KLWC, 10 nm away - METAR: METAR KLWC 300652Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3006 RMK AO1 SLP173 T01440133= ## Other investigations on N89585 (2) 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 MKC83LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA004), Oct 6, 1982: Cessna 152 (N89585), Emporia, KS, substantial damage - [NTSB MKC82IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82IA047), Apr 20, 1982: Cessna 152 (N89585), Cottonwood Fall, KS, incident, minor damage ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 14, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200916. 3.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19475477&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 697 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19476264&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf - Record of conversation with airport manager (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19517467&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC-Airport%20manager-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.